PRC China
Succession:
Tax:
Geographic
Civil Code Book 6, statutory succession order, notarised wills, rural land use rights, relationshipCategory on first/second order forced heirship heirs, contributingInLaws (Article 1129 widowed in-laws), Article 1128 per stirpes representation documentation
People's Republic of China succession law — forced heirship (first/second order heirs), hukou registration, notarised succession certificates, cross-border HK/PRC asset handling, intestacy order (Arts. 1127-1132), will forms (6 types, Art. 1142), community property division (Art. 1153), rural land rights, and inheritance tax status.
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Extension Fields
| Field | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| applicableLaw | string | Which PRC legislative framework governs this succession — the 1985 Succession Law or the 2021 Civil Code (Book 6) | |
| communityProperty | Community property | ||
| crossBorderHandling | Cross border hkprc | ||
| forcedHeirship | Prcforced heirship | ||
| hukouReferences | array | ||
| inheritanceTaxStatus | Inheritance tax status | ||
| intestacyOrder | Intestacy order | ||
| notarisationDetails | string | PRC requires notarised succession certificate | |
| notarisationRequired | boolean | ||
| notes | string | ||
| ruralLandRights | Rural land rights | ||
| willForm | Will form |
Example Scenarios
2 case studies use this extension.
Dragon Gate Trust, Shanghai
Cross-border wealth advisory managing PRC-Hong Kong-Singapore estate transitions
Nakamura Industrial Holdings
Cross-border family succession across six countries
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Subject: Jurisdiction Enquiry — PRC China