Enforcement Law for Part V,Succession Law of the Civil Code Article 1
This English translation was last updated on 2013-01-30, 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.
Except otherwise provided by the present Enforcement Act, the provisions of the Part of Succession of the Civil Code do not apply to succession opened before its coming into force; unless otherwise provided for by the present Enforcement Act, the revised provisions do not apply to succession opened before the revision.
中文原文 民法繼承編施行法第1條
繼承在民法繼承編施行前開始者，除本施行法有特別規定外，不適用民法繼承編之規定；其在修正前開始者，除本施行法有特別規定外，亦不適用修正後之規定。