DREPTURILE SUCCESORALE ALE SOȚULUI SUPRAVIEȚUITOR ÎN REGLEMENTAREA NOULUI COD CIVIL

In the study below, the author examines the regulation of the inheritance right of the surviving spouse in the new Romanian Civil Code, (published in July 2009, but not yet in force), in comparison with the current regulation in this field (the Decree-Law no. 319/1944). In this respect, we note that the new Romanian Civil Code keeps the essence of the previous regulation, to which it adds a series of new elements and aspects realized by the legal doctrine over time. Therefore, the author concludes that the new Romanian Civil Code, “provides a semi-complete, fair, flexible and current regulation in the field of inheritance rights of the surviving spouse”.