Rejecting succession in Polish and Slovakian law
Rejecting succession in Polish and Slovakian law

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this article is to systematize the provisions regarding the rejection of succession in Polish and Slovakian law and to introduce the discussion but also to initiate the resumption of work on the harmonization of succession law in this area. Therefore this paper discusses the rejection of succession, recalling the main theses of jurisprudence and literature that are applicable for Polish and Slovakian regulations. In particular, attention was paid to the entities authorized to submit a declaration of acceptance or rejection of succession, the declaration period, the declaration submission procedure, the declaration form, the content of the declaration and finally other features, i.e. the declaration may not be submitted on condition, cannot be revoked, is non-transferable, must include the whole inheritance, etc. As a conclusion, it was noted that the idea of rejection of succession is equal, but the main difference refers to the procedure between regulations of both countries.

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