The declaration of heirs, ideally before a notary, allows the identification the persons called upon to succeed the deceased in accordance with his will or, in the absence of will, with the rules provided for by the Civil Code of Quebec .
It constitutes a transitional document used the heirs have exercised their right to accept or renounce inheritance and before their status as heir is definitively established.
The declaration of successibles allows future liquidator, before accepting his position, or, in the absence of liquidator, the heirs, to take certain necessary steps financial institutions, government authorities or other organization to obtain the information required for the settlement of estate.
The declaration of heirs does not create any rights and does not replace either the declaration of inheritance or the declaration of estate transfer.