---
title: "Forced Heirship Issues"
url: "https://legal.ge/en/service/civil-law-en/forced-heirship-issues-en"
field: "Civil Law"
description: "The compulsory share regardless of the will: who holds it, how it is calculated from the entire estate and how completion is claimed — Legal.ge."
reviewed: "2026-07-09"
updated: "2026-10-15"
publisher: "legal.ge"
---

# Forced Heirship Issues

> Source: legal.ge, https://legal.ge/en/service/civil-law-en/forced-heirship-issues-en

## The Compulsory Share and Its Purpose

A will is the primary instrument for distributing an inheritance, yet the law protects certain close relatives regardless of its content: the decedent's children, parents and spouse are entitled, irrespective of the content of the will, to a compulsory share, which must be half of the share that each of them would have received in intestate succession. This means that even a strict will cannot exclude these persons from a minimum participation in the estate — the compulsory share is half of their lawful expectation, and its volume does not shrink because the will disfavours them.

The idea is straightforward: where a will leaves a close relative nothing or very little, the law still limits the testator's freedom and secures a guaranteed minimum for the closest family — and in practice the calculation of that minimum is what most disputes turn on.

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### Who holds the right to a compulsory share?

The decedent's children, parents and spouse, irrespective of the will — the share equals half of their intestate share.

### How is the compulsory share calculated?

From the entire estate, including property earmarked as a legacy or for general-benefit purposes; only intestate heirs are taken into account.

### When can completion of the share be demanded?

When the property received under the will is less than half of the lawful share — the difference is the object of the demand.

### What are the consequences of refusing a compulsory share?

The share passes to the testamentary heirs and does not enlarge the compulsory shares of other co-heirs; the decision must fit the estate-acceptance period.