In February 2026, as the Civil Act amendment bill passed the National Assembly, significant changes were made to inheritance law. The key change is the creation of a system that allows the inheritance rights of an heir who has abandoned their duty to support the decedent or treated the decedent with grossly unfair conduct to be forfeited by a family court ruling. Gifts received by a contributing heir as compensation for support are excluded from the subject of return for the compulsory portion, and the method of returning the compulsory portion is now, in principle, cash payment rather than a share of real estate. However, the law does not apply automatically just because it has changed; you must prove a violation of the duty of support or unfair treatment and file a claim with the court, so securing evidence and the assistance of a legal expert are essential.

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