Yes; a statutory period runs for the actual renunciation of the inheritance, and this period must not be missed. An estate investigation is carried out precisely for this decision: we clarify the assets-and-liabilities picture and enable you to make an informed decision to renounce or accept. In an over-indebted estate, official liquidation is also considered.
Timing is decisive. The statutory period is three months, and it runs from the point at which the heir learns both of the death and that they are an heir; within it, the renunciation is declared to the civil court of peace, in writing or orally. Where the estate is manifestly insolvent, the inheritance is treated as renounced without any ruling being needed at all. Clarifying the asset-and-debt picture early is what stops the three months running out before the decision is made.
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