FEDERAL CIVIL CODE MEXICO THIRD BOOK Of Inheritance FIRST TITLE Preliminary Provisions Section 1281 .- Inheritance is the succession to all assets of the deceased and all its rights and obligations are not extinguished by death. Section 1282 .- Inheritance defers to the will of the testator or by operation of law. The first is called probate, and the second legitimate. Section 1283 .- The testator may dispose of all or part of their property. The part you do not have is governed by the rules of legitimate succession. Section 1284 .- The heir acquires under universal title and answer the charges of the estate to the extent of the amount of the assets inherited. Section 1285 .- The legatee acquires individually and no more burdens than those imposed by the testator expressly without prejudice to its secondary liability to the heirs. Section 1286 .- When the entire estate is distributed in legacies, the legatees will be considered as heirs. ...