
The progressing tendency of lengthening court proceedings for the confirmation of the acquisition of inheritance, as well as the heterogeneity observed in practice in court decisions confirming the acquisition of inheritance, creates the need to search for new legislative solutions. Such solutions would be aimed at the improvement and acceleration of the proceedings while maintaining the legal protection of the correct determination of the legal succession resulting from the inheritance. The proposed changes to the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure are primarily aimed at improvement of the procedure for confirming the acquisition of inheritance
by extending the cognizance of the inheritance court to include the competence to issue a permit to submit a declaration of acquisition of the inheritance directly or rejection of inheritance on behalf of the minor or the person under care, without the need to initiate separate proceedings before the guardianship court. At the same time, the proposed changes define the obligatory circle of heirs at law who must be summoned to participate in the proceedings for the acquisition of inheritance. This author attempts to analyze the proposed regulation from the point of view of the practical efficiency and speed of inheritance proceedings, which, however, cannot be a priority over the correct determination of the designated testator’s circle of heirs.