Keyword: «inheritance division agreement»

Since June 1, 2019. The Civil Code of the Russian Federation introduced a new concept – hereditary contract. This legal construction is a novelty of Russian inheritance law, which differs from all other types of contracts. It creates an independent basis for inheritance, is a form of trans-fer of property on the same basis as inheritance by law and will. The article considers the main problems connected with the application of hereditary contract, and also offers ways to eliminate them.

This article is dedicated to the study of the problems of theory and practice of inheritance division agreement. The importance of this issue lies in the fact that cases concerning the invalidation of inheritance division agreements constitute a significant proportion of the total number of inheritance cases, creating an additional burden on the courts. The aim of this article is to study the theoretical and practical problems of the content of inheritance division agreements. The author has concluded that there are a number of reasons that hinder the application of norms on inheritance division agreements in practice and the need for systematic work to eliminate them.