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Article 898Effect of Joint Succession

第八百九十八条(共同相続の効力)

If there are two or more heirs, the estate belongs to those heirs in coownership.

相続人が数人あるときは、相続財産は、その共有に属する。

When the provisions on co-ownership are applied to the estate, the share of the estate calculated pursuant to the provisions of Articles 900 through 902 is to be the co-ownership interest of each heir.

相続財産について共有に関する規定を適用するときは、第九百条から第九百二条までの規定により算定した相続分をもって各相続人の共有持分とする。

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