Civil Code Article 1159
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.
Upon the expiration of the specified period of time provided in Article 1157, an heir shall make repayment out of the deceased's property to such creditors as have presented their claims within the said period of time and to other creditors who are known to him in proportion to the amounts of their respective claims, but the rights of the preferential creditors must not be injured.An heir shall, from the opening of the succession, make payments according to paragraph 1, even the debts are not yet due.The debts that are not yet due in the preceding paragraph shall be deemed to have matured when the succession begins. If there is no interest, the amount of the debt shall be deducted the legal interest from the expiration of a certain period stipulated in Article 1157 to the maturity.