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CIVIL ACT
CHAPTER I INHERITANCE
조문단위인쇄
 Article 1019 (Period for Acceptance and Renunciation)
(1) An inheritor to property may, within three months after he is informed of the commencement of an inheritance, effect an acceptance, absolute or qualified, or a renunciation: Provided, That such period may be extended by the Family Court upon the application of any party interested or of a public prosecutor. <Amended by Act No. 4199, Jan. 13, 1990>
(2) An inheritor may examine the inherited property before effecting such acceptance or renunciation as mentioned in paragraph (1). <Amended by Act No. 6591, Jan. 14, 2002>
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), where an inheritor has made an absolute acceptance (including the case deemed to have made an absolute acceptance under subparagraphs 1 and 2 of Article 1026) without knowing the fact that his inherited liability exceeds his inherited property within the period under paragraph (1) without any gross negligence, a qualified acceptance may be made within three months from the date on which he knew such fact. <Added by Act No. 6591, Jan. 14, 2002>