Share inheritance - Kabuwake Sozoku

…The share of the representative inheritance is the same as that which the representative should have received, and if there are several representatives, they are divided according to the statutory share of inheritance (Article 901. Share inheritance). If the heir is a spouse or a direct lineal ascendant, there is no substitute inheritance. …

*Some of the terminology used in relation to "share division inheritance" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…代襲者の相続分は被代襲者が受けるべきであったものと同じであり，代襲者が数人あるときは法定相続分に従ってこれを分ける(901条。株分け相続)。配偶者･直系尊属が相続人であった場合には代襲相続は生じない。…

※「株分け相続」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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