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This chapter converses that Poland has a civil law system, and that succession law follows the typical features of the system. On the subject of wills, it reports that the basic principle of the Polish succession law is that one inherits a share in the estate, rather than the specific items that the latter consists of. A will may be made and revoked only by a person who has full capacity for legal acts. In the context of intestacy, the chapter explains that the order of statutory succession is determined by family ties (blood ties, marriage, adoption). It then presents the five classes of statutory heir: Heirs of the First Order, Heirs of the Second Order, Heirs of the Third Order, Heirs of the Fourth Order, Heirs of the Fifth Order. This chapter ultimately highlights that Polish law follows the model of universal succession. It emphasizes the nationality of the deceased, either at the time of death or at the time of the execution of a will, is significant in relation to the application of provisions on the conflict of laws. |
