Enforcement Law for Part V,Succession Law of the Civil Code Article 4
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.
The provisions in effect prior to the revision is still applicable to the period specified in Paragraph 2 of Article 1165 of the CIVIL CODE for will prohibiting partition of the inheritance which came into force before revision of the Part of Succession of the Civil Code, but the remainder shall be shortened to ten years if it is longer than ten years from the date the revision coming into force.
中文原文 民法繼承編施行法第4條
禁止分割遺產之遺囑，在民法繼承編修正前生效者，民法第一千一百六十五條第二項所定之期間，仍適用修正前之規定。
但其殘餘期間自修正施行日起算超過十年者，縮短為十年。
但其殘餘期間自修正施行日起算超過十年者，縮短為十年。