Sejm passes new inheritance law

The Polish parliament passed an amendment of the inheritance law which will secure inheritors from being loaded with unwanted debt, the press reported. "Now, according to the law an inheritor would receive the inheritance directly in case a declaration of rejection or acceptance was not submitted. In line with the amendment, if one does not submit such a document, one accepts the whole inheritance. It means, the inheritor is responsible only for the debt limited to a certain level of documented assets," Joanna Senkowska from Baurska, Szczęsna and Partners law firm explained. In the worst scenario, the inheritor will break even.