PRC China Extension

draft

People's Republic of China succession law — forced heirship (first/second order heirs), hukou registration, notarised succession certificates, cross-border HK/PRC asset handling.

prc-china.jsonExtension

Properties(7)

PropertyTypeRequiredFormatDescription
applicableLawstring(prc_succession_law_1985, prc_civil_code_2021)
forcedHeirship
hukouReferences[]
notarisationRequiredboolean
notarisationDetailsstringPRC requires notarised succession certificate
crossBorderHandling
notesstring
Raw JSON Schema
{
  "$schema": "https://openinherit.org/v1/dialect.json",
  "$id": "https://openinherit.org/v1/extensions/prc-china.json",
  "title": "PRC China Extension",
  "description": "People's Republic of China succession law — forced heirship (first/second order heirs), hukou registration, notarised succession certificates, cross-border HK/PRC asset handling.",
  "type": "object",
  "$defs": {
    "PRCForcedHeirship": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "firstOrderHeirs": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "personId": { "type": "string", "format": "uuid" },
              "relationship": { "type": "string" }
            },
            "required": ["personId"],
            "additionalProperties": false
          }
        },
        "secondOrderHeirs": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "personId": { "type": "string", "format": "uuid" },
              "relationship": { "type": "string" }
            },
            "required": ["personId"],
            "additionalProperties": false
          }
        },
        "mandatoryShareRule": { "type": "string" }
      },
      "additionalProperties": false
    },
    "HukouReference": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "personId": { "type": "string", "format": "uuid" },
        "hukouLocation": { "type": "string" },
        "hukouType": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": ["agricultural", "non_agricultural"]
        }
      },
      "required": ["personId"],
      "additionalProperties": false
    },
    "CrossBorderHKPRC": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "hkAssets": { "type": "string" },
        "prcAssets": { "type": "string" },
        "applicableTreaty": { "type": "string" },
        "notes": { "type": "string" }
      },
      "additionalProperties": false
    }
  },
  "properties": {
    "applicableLaw": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["prc_succession_law_1985", "prc_civil_code_2021"]
    },
    "forcedHeirship": { "$ref": "#/$defs/PRCForcedHeirship" },
    "hukouReferences": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": { "$ref": "#/$defs/HukouReference" }
    },
    "notarisationRequired": { "type": "boolean" },
    "notarisationDetails": {
      "type": "string",
      "$comment": "PRC requires notarised succession certificate"
    },
    "crossBorderHandling": { "$ref": "#/$defs/CrossBorderHKPRC" },
    "notes": { "type": "string" }
  },
  "required": ["applicableLaw"],
  "minProperties": 1,
  "patternProperties": {
    "^x-inherit-": {}
  },
  "unevaluatedProperties": false
}