Jurisprudence no. 05/2016/AL was adopted by the Council of Judges of the Supreme People’s Court on 6 April 2016 and declared by the Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court in the decision no. 220/QD-CA dated 6 April 2016.

Source of jurisprudence: Cassation decision no. 39/2014/DS-GDT dated 9 October 2014 of the Council of Judges of the Supreme People’s Court concerning a dispute on decedent’s estate in which the Claimants are Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuong and Ms. Nguyen Thi Xuan, the Respondents are Mr. Cesar Trai Nguyen, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy Phuong and Ms. Nguyen Thi Bich Dao and the persons with related interests and obligations are Ms. Nguyen Thi Xe, Mr. Danforth Chi Nguyen, Mr. Nguyen Thuan Ly, Mr. Nguyen Chi Duc, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy Loan, Ms. Pham Thi Lien, Ms. Pham Thi Vui, Mr. Tran Duc Thuan and Mr. Tran Thanh Khang.

Established rule: Concerning dispute on decedent’s estate, in the situation where an inheritor contributing to the added value of the property does not agree to divide the decedent’s estate due to the expiration of the statute of limitations, if the Court still decides to divide the decedent’s estate, it shall take into account his contribution to the added value of the decedent’s estate even though the inheritor does not request the Court to do so.