Features of methods to renewal of the term for acceptance of inheritance in the Republic of Kazakhstan

Abstract

Relevance. The relevance of this subject lies in the fact that the current legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan does not provide a list of valid reasons for missing the deadline for accepting the inheritance, which was the reason for the different application of special rules of law by courts in the relevant category of cases. Purpose. The purpose of this study is to examine the legal grounds, the concept of �valid reasons� for missing deadlines, and mechanisms for restoring the deadlines for accepting an inheritance in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Methodology. The methodological basis of the study was the dialectical method, the specific search of legal and logical analysis, and the comparative method, enabling the definition of the concept of �renewal of the term for acceptance of inheritance�. Results. The main results of the study are the establishment of the legal content of the inheritance acceptance process and the issue of restoring the terms of inheritance acceptance; characteristics of the prerequisites, and the grounds for the inheritance acceptance, in case of missing the terms of it; analysis of the �validity� of the reasons for missing the terms of inheritance acceptance; consideration of the main types of valid reasons for missing the inheritance acceptance; clarification of the specific features of the procedure renewal of the deadline and prospects for the development of legal regulation of the renewal of deadlines for inheritance acceptance issues. Conclusions. The importance of the results is in providing practical recommendations for improving the legal regulation of inheritance relations, regarding the renewal of missed deadlines for accepting inheritance by making changes to existing regulations in the relative field. Keywords: heir; inheritance; missed deadlines; valid reasons; acceptance of inheritance