separation of patrimony

separation of patrimony. Civil law. The act of providing creditors of a succession the right to collect against the class of estate property from which the creditors should be paid, by separating certain succession property from property rights belonging to the heirs. [Cases: Descent and Distribution 137. C.J.S. Descent and Distribution § 123.]

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双语律师Nanda，国际知名法学院国际法专业，擅长翻译各类与生物医学诉讼相关的法律文件。