Subject matter and special types of legacies

Legacy is a legal institute created in Roman law. Its significance is based on the circumstance that the testator orders the heir or some other person (debtor of the legacy) to transfer to the legatee from the inheritance some property benefit which may consist of handing over one or more certain th...

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Main Author: Račić Anđelka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Dzon Nezbit 2022-01-01
Series:Megatrend Revija
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Online Access:https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/1820-3159/2022/1820-31592202335R.pdf
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description Legacy is a legal institute created in Roman law. Its significance is based on the circumstance that the testator orders the heir or some other person (debtor of the legacy) to transfer to the legatee from the inheritance some property benefit which may consist of handing over one or more certain things or rights, paying a certain amount of money, releasing a debt , some doing, not doing or suffering in favor of the legatee, etc., i.e. in all that may be the subject of any other obligation, provided that it is possible, permissible and determinable or determinable. The paper presents the concept of legacy, its development through history, regulation by modern legislation with special reference to the subject of legacies and its special types. Also, the importance of the necessary part of the heir, the inclusion of the legacy in the necessary part and the institute of the privileged heir were especially emphasized.
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spelling doaj.art-55bbbe0df59f487e8524b4c476b7aaa92023-10-02T22:18:01ZengUniversity Dzon NezbitMegatrend Revija1820-31592560-33292022-01-0119233534810.5937/MegRev2202335R1820-31592202335RSubject matter and special types of legaciesRačić Anđelka0Megatrend univerzitet, Pravni fakultet, Beograd, SerbiaLegacy is a legal institute created in Roman law. Its significance is based on the circumstance that the testator orders the heir or some other person (debtor of the legacy) to transfer to the legatee from the inheritance some property benefit which may consist of handing over one or more certain things or rights, paying a certain amount of money, releasing a debt , some doing, not doing or suffering in favor of the legatee, etc., i.e. in all that may be the subject of any other obligation, provided that it is possible, permissible and determinable or determinable. The paper presents the concept of legacy, its development through history, regulation by modern legislation with special reference to the subject of legacies and its special types. Also, the importance of the necessary part of the heir, the inclusion of the legacy in the necessary part and the institute of the privileged heir were especially emphasized.https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/1820-3159/2022/1820-31592202335R.pdflegacynecessary partsubject of legacycalculation of legaciesspecial types of legacies
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Subject matter and special types of legacies
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title Subject matter and special types of legacies
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title_short Subject matter and special types of legacies
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