Civil Code Article 1204
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 the right to use and to collect fruits from the property of the deceased is made the subject of a legacy, and the time limit for the restitution [of such property] is not provided in the will nor can it be determined by the nature of the legacy, the time limit is the lifetime of the legatee.
中文原文 民法第1204條
以遺產之使用、收益為遺贈，而遺囑未定返還期限，並不能依遺贈之性質定其期限者，以受遺贈人之終身為其期限。