Civil Code Article 1185
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 no heir acknowledges the succession, on the expiration of the period provided in Article 1178, such part of the property of the deceased as remains over after the settlement of claims and the delivery of legacies accrues to the Treasury.
中文原文 民法第1185條
第一千一百七十八條所定之期限屆滿，無繼承人承認繼承時，其遺產於清償債權並交付遺贈物後，如有賸餘，歸屬國庫。