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State of Kuwait · Statutory text

Article 297 of Jaafari Personal Status Law

English translation

If the testator does not designate his one-third in a specific asset and does not authorize the executor to do so, his one-third shall be an undivided share in the estate and shall not be allocated to a specific asset by the executor's designation except with the heirs' consent.
Arabic original
إذا لم يعين الموصي ثلثه في عين مخصوصة ولم يفوض الوصي بذلك كان ثلثه مشاعاً في التركة ولا يتحدد في عين مخصوصة بتعيين الوصي إلا مع رضا الورثة.

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