Civil Code Article 1140
This English translation was last updated on 2021-01-20, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-08-17. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
Where an heir of the first order provided in Article 1138 has died or lost the right to inheritance before the opening of the succession, his lineal descendants shall inherit his entitled portion in his place.
中文原文 民法第1140條
第一千一百三十八條所定第一順序之繼承人，有於繼承開始前死亡或喪失繼承權者，由其直系血親卑親屬代位繼承其應繼分。