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Under consideration
Update of rules on losing inheritance rights after committing serious crimes
Official title: Wetsvoorstel tot wijziging van diverse bepalingen betreffende de onwaardigheid om te erven.
Status: Parliament is still discussing this proposal, for example in a committee or while waiting for advice. (parliament: ‘Pending in the Chamber’)
In plain language
- The proposal aligns the Civil Code and the Criminal Code regarding situations where a person is disqualified from inheriting.
- This affects judges, surviving relatives, and individuals convicted of serious offenses such as failure to assist leading to death.
- Anyone convicted of failing to help a victim where this resulted in their death will now automatically lose the right to inherit from that victim.
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How parliament voted
Parliament has not voted on this proposal yet.