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Section 125: Apportionment of liabilities where inheritance is distributed by way of legacies only

The Goa Succession, Special Notaries and Inventory Proceeding Act, 2012State Act of Goa · Act 23 of 2016

(1) Where the inheritance has been entirely distributed by way of legacies, the debts and encumbrances shall be distributed among the legatees in proportion to their legacies, unless the testator has given directions to the contrary.

(2) Where the assets of the inheritance are not sufficient to pay the legacies, the same shall be paid pro rata, except for remuneratory legacies which are considered to be debts of the inheritance.

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ActThe Goa Succession, Special Notaries and Inventory Proceeding Act, 2012
Section125
Marginal noteApportionment of liabilities where inheritance is distributed by way of legacies only
JurisdictionState of Goa
StatusIn force as published by the source

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