Cap. 16 Art. 912Assignee of portion of inheritance may be excluded from partition by co- heirs.

(1) Where any of the co-heirs has, under an onerous title, assigned his rights over the inheritance to any person, not being a co-heir, the other co-heirs or any of them may, even if the assignee is a relation of the deceased, exclude him from the partition by reimbursing to him the price of the assignment, the expenses incurred on the occasion of such assignment, and the interest on the price as from the day on which such price shall have been paid to the assignor.

(2) The right competent to the co-heirs as aforesaid shall lapse at the expiration of one month from the day on which notice of the assignment shall have been given to the co-heirs, unless within that time they shall have declared their intention to exercise such right.

(3) Where any of the co-heirs shall have exercised such right, the other co-heirs may avail themselves thereof, provided they shall declare their intention to do so within fifteen days from the notice given to them.

(4) Any such notice or declaration shall be given or made by means of a judicial act.

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