Russian law provides for the inheritance of property of the deceased in turn, depending on the proximity of kinship. But succession succession is possible only when the deceased did not leave a will.
First Stage Heirs
The Civil Code of the Russian Federation establishes the order in accordance with which the relatives of the deceased can accept his inheritance. First of all, spouses and children have the right to become heirs. Grandchildren are also primary heirs, but only if their parents are not alive. In such circumstances, inheritance by right of representation is considered.
If the deceased did not leave a will, then the heirs of the first stage will share all the property of the testator in equal shares. For example, if a man dies and has a mother, wife and three daughters left, they will inherit 1/5 of the share. However, each of the heirs can abandon his share, in which case the property of the deceased is divided between the remaining applicants of the first stage.
Spouse of the testator
As the heir to the first stage, only the legal spouse or spouse of the deceased is considered. People who lived in a “civil marriage” (cohabiting) are not heirs of the first stage. Informal spouses are legally entitled to inherit. The cohabitant of the deceased may claim the inheritance if the will is drawn up and notarized or he was a dependent. A number of problems may arise here, as it will have to prove that the dependent applicant, who claimed the inheritance, was incapable of work and lived with the testator for at least a year.
Testator's parents
If parents outlive their children, they are heirs of the first stage. The right of inheritance shall not be canceled if the marriage between the mother and father has been dissolved. In any case, they have the same rights and obligations with regard to their children. The adoptive parents of the deceased have the same rights. Parents deprived of parental rights in court and not restored to these rights at the time of the death of the testator cannot claim the inheritance.
