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China Law in One Minute

China Law in One Minute presents one-minute insight into an aspect of Chinese law and Chinese society.

In China Law in One Minute, a column of China Justice Observer, we will enrich the content of this column at a rate of 1,000 new posts every year, so as to cover all aspects of Chinese law and society.

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌

First of all, you need to know whether the decedent has a will and whether you have inheritance rights in the will. If the decedent does not have a will, then you also need to know whether you are the heir in intestate inheritance. That is, whether you are the decedent’s parent, child, or spouse, if the governing law is Chinese law.