Analyzes three avenues for whether inherited property can be reclaimed now, decades later, in a situation where only the other siblings divided the assets after the father’s death.

Claims for return of a compulsory share and for recovery of inheritance are subject to a 10-year peremptive period from the date of death, and cannot be exercised once it has expired. However, there is no peremptive period for division of inherited property, so if property still remains in the deceased’s name, a division claim can be filed even after decades. Property already transferred is difficult to reclaim unless you challenge a defect in the cause of registration.

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