"According to the Kingdom's Succession Rights Act, since Moore Thornfield's eldest son Albert Field and second son Claude Field have reached adulthood and signed a declaration giving up their inheritance rights, according to the inheritance rights left by Moore Thornfield during his lifetime, According to the will, the legal heir is his third son Browick Field. If you have no objection, please sign your name on this will execution certificate for notarization."
Mr. Korff, the judicial director of the town office, put the three testament execution certificates written on most of the paper on the table with a solemn face. Several of Mr. Morsand's friends during his lifetime, such as the former patrol supervisor Mr. Thomas and others, came on the table. Sign your names on it one by one.
Director Kaulf is an anomaly in the town office. He has few friends in White Deer Town. He has always been a loner and rarely makes friends with his colleagues. However, this is also a characteristic of the kingdom's judicial officials. Among the reforms carried out by Sterling IX after he ascended the throne, the most commendable one is to make the judicial system independent and no longer subject to the jurisdiction of local officials in order to ensure the compliance of the law. Just and strict.
After everyone had signed, Director Kaulf took out the judicial seal of the town office, stamped it on the three will execution certificates, then picked up a pen and signed his name and date on the seal. Then he handed one of the testamentary execution certificates to Claude next to him, and put the other two copies into the leather bag he brought.
From this moment on, Blowick Field, who was only eight years old, became the head of the Field family.
But this was not over yet, Director Kaulf took out another document: "Moll Thornfield's legacy is a four-story Hog-style red brick building and a personal debt worth five hundred gold crowns. Since his legal heir, Blowick, is still underage, his estate will be managed by his mother, Mrs. Berticia Field, until Blowick Field reaches the age of eighteen. Please sign above if no one has any objections. Your names bear witness.”
So everyone signed their names again.
In Claude's opinion, this world is a bit messy, and the phenomenon of men being superior to women is very serious. Just like after his father committed suicide, he discovered that neither his mother nor his sister had the right to inherit. In this other world, women only exist as vassals of men.
For example, the inheritance law of the Kingdom of Ovelas stipulates that men are the priority for inheritance. Only when the male heir gives up his inheritance rights will it be the turn of the women in the family, or if there is no male heir in the family, the inheritance rights of the elders will belong to the female heirs. .
If Claude's brother Blovik is also an adult and he gives up his inheritance rights, then Mr. Morsan's inheritance will be his mother and sister Angelina.
In Claude's opinion, the extreme inequality between men and women is very normal in the eyes of his mother. Just like a woman getting married, if she marries a commoner, she can only be a commoner. If she marries a citizen, she will be the national lady. Also enjoy national treatment. After her father committed suicide, her mother also lost her qualifications as a national lady and became a commoner woman.
Finally came the highlight. Director Kaulf picked up the IOU of five hundred gold crowns and announced: "Since the debtor Moore Thornfield committed suicide, the debt of five hundred gold crowns during his lifetime will be inherited by his legal heir Browick Field." .According to the Kingdom's Creditor's Rights Act, since the heir Browick Field is underage, the debt will be re-determined and frozen until the heir reaches adulthood. Due to the huge amount of the debt, the debt heir must be judged to be 10 years after he reaches adulthood. Pay it off within the year”
This was the real reason why Sir Fox was so furious after hearing that Mr. Morthorn had committed suicide. He was tricked by Mr. Morthorn with his own life. If the underage Blovik becomes his successor, then according to the Kingdom's Creditor's Rights Act, the debt of five hundred gold crowns must wait until Blovik reaches adulthood before it can be repaid. Booker is only eight years old this year and will reach adulthood at eighteen. He still has to wait ten years.
{} Finally, with the strong support of Stirling IX, the National Assembly passed this bill with Rong's advantage in the third final vote. Since then, almost all debtors with unsecured loans have become uncles, and their mantra is "I will die for you."
The formulation and passage of the Creditor's Rights Act was bad news for all lenders in the Kingdom of Ovelas, especially those who borrowed money without collateral. All of them suffered losses.