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Subsection II.
Qualified Acceptance.

1025.

An heir may accept so as to be bound to perform the obligations and legacies of the ancestor only to the extent of the property obtained by the succession.

1026.

If an heir desires to accept qualifiedly, he must within the period fixed in Art. 1017, 1 make an inventory and present it to the court with a declaration that he accepts qualifiedly.

1027.

If an heir accepts qualifiedly, the rights and duties existing between him and the ancestor are deemed not to be extinguished.

1028.

A person who accepts qualifiedly must manage the estate with the same care as his own affairs. The provisions of Arts. 645, 646, 650, 1 and 2 and 1020, 2 and 3 apply correspondingly in the case of the foregoing paragraph.

1029.

An heir who accepts qualifiedly must within five days after his declaration of acceptance give public notice thereof to all creditors of the estate and

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