Forisfamiliation

Scottish Law: Forisfamiliation in the Past

By this is understood the act by which a father gives to a child (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia) his share of his legitime and the latter renounces all further claim. From this time, the child (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia) who has so received his share, is no longer accounted 4 child (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia) in the division of the estate. Ersk. Inst. 655, n. 23; Burt. Man. P. R. part 1, c. 2, s. 3, page 35. [1][rtbs name=”scottish-law”]

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1. Partialy, this information about forisfamiliation is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including forisfamiliation.

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