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Article 232Status of Heirs

第二百三十二条(相続人の地位)

If an order commencing bankruptcy proceedings is issued against an estate, rights that an heir held vis-à-vis the decedent are deemed not to have been extinguished. In this case, an heir has the same rights as an creditor of the succession with regard to a claim that they held vis-à-vis the decedent.

相続財産について破産手続開始の決定があった場合には、相続人が被相続人に対して有していた権利は、消滅しなかったものとみなす。この場合においては、相続人は、被相続人に対して有していた債権について、相続債権者と同一の権利を有する。

In the case prescribed in the preceding paragraph, when an heir has made payment to an creditor of the succession or conducted any other act that causes the debts to be extinguished with their own property, the heir may exercise rights that the creditor of the succession held vis-à-vis the decedent to the extent of the amount paid by the heir.

前項に規定する場合において、相続人が相続債権者に対して自己の固有財産をもって弁済その他の債務を消滅させる行為をしたときは、相続人は、その出えんの額の範囲内において、当該相続債権者が被相続人に対して有していた権利を行使することができる。

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