Rejection of inheritance, in other words, refusal of inheritance; It can be defined as the rejection of the rights and obligations of the inheritance formed together with all debts and receivables of the deceased by the legal or appointed heirs upon the death of the heir.
Inheritance Refusal Period:
– Unless it is proved that the legal heirs learnt that they are heirs later, when they learnt about the death of the heir,
– The heirs appointed by will must reject the inheritance within three months as of the official notification of this act of the heir.
– If there is a probate procedure as a protective measure, the legal and appointed heirs may refuse the inheritance within 3 months from the date of this notification, when the judge of peace notifies the heirs of the termination of the probate procedure.
The following heirs cannot reject the inheritance. Accordingly
– If he/she is involved in the probate proceedings in the capacity of “heir” before the end of the refusal period,
– If he/she has carried out transactions that are not in the nature of ordinary administration of the estate,
– İf he/she does work other than what is necessary for the execution of the affairs of the heir,
– If he/she conceals or appropriates the property of the estate, he/she cannot reject the inheritance.
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