Unless the decedent has prevented them from doing so by will pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the following Article or they have entered into a contract not to divide the estate pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of that Article, coheirs may at any time divide all or part of the estate by agreement.
If an agreement between coheirs with regard to the division of the estate is not reached or if discussions toward such an agreement cannot be held, any one of the coheirs may file a request with the family court to divide all or part of the estate; provided, however, that this does not apply to the division of part of the estate in a case where dividing that part is likely to harm the interests of another coheir.
遺産の分割について、共同相続人間に協議が調わないとき、又は協議をすることができないときは、各共同相続人は、その全部又は一部の分割を家庭裁判所に請求することができる。ただし、遺産の一部を分割することにより他の共同相続人の利益を害するおそれがある場合におけるその一部の分割については、この限りでない。