Heirs can divide the inheritance by agreement among themselves. In the event of a dispute between the heirs during the division, each heir may request that the division of the inheritance be carried out by the court through an inheritance division lawsuit. The right of each heir to certain inheritance property is determined. If the heir has not made a testamentary disposition, an application is made to the judge. There is no specific time limit for filing this lawsuit. Each of the heirs may request the division of the inheritance at any time through the action for the division of the inheritance, unless they are obliged to maintain the partnership by contract or law. It can be filed from the opening of the inheritance until the end of the inheritance partnership.

Pursuant to Article 647 of the Civil Code, the legator may establish rules on how the division will be made and how the shares will be formed through a testamentary disposition. This is about determining who gets what from the inheritance. It is not related to the amounts and proportions of the shares of the heirs. If the rules of distribution set by the heir violate the reserved shares of the heirs, it is not obligatory to comply with these rules. The heir whose reserved share is violated may object to this division. Therefore, in order for the judge to intervene in an inheritance sharing case, the heir must not have made a testamentary disposition and there must be no sharing agreement between the heirs or there must be a violation of the reserved share.

All property, rights, debts and legal situations that will pass to the heirs upon the death of a person are inheritance. In order to avoid loss of rights, it is important to carry out the legal process with the help of a specialized lawyer.

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