Competence to succeed

(1) All persons, besides the State, who are born or conceived at the time of the opening of the succession are competent to succeed, unless the law provides otherwise.

(2) In case of testamentary or contractual succession, the following are also competent to succeed:— (a) Those conceived, who are to be born, children of a determined person who is living at the time of the opening of succession; (b) bodies having juridical personality.