Chapter IV: Option of the heir

The renouncing party is not liable for the payment of the debts and charges of the succession. However, he is liable in proportion to his means for the payment of the funeral expenses of the ascendant or descendant to whose succession he renounces.

As long as prescription of the right to accept has not been acquired against him, the heir may revoke his renunciation by accepting the succession purely and simply, if it has not already been accepted by another heir or if the State has not already been sent into possession. Such acceptance is retroactive to the day on which the succession was opened, without, however, calling into question any rights that…

Expenses legitimately incurred by the heir prior to his renunciation shall be borne by the estate.