Cao Xiping passed away suddenly; autopsy revealed his godson only received "verbal authorization" and was unable to claim the body. Lawyer Xu Wanwei explains relevant provisions of civil law regarding inheritance, wills, and reserved portions.

Cao Xiping passed away suddenly; autopsy revealed his godson only received "verbal authorization" and was unable to claim the body. │ Jing News reporter Gong Pinrou

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Veteran entertainer Tsao Hsi-ping passed away suddenly at home late last night (December 29). This afternoon (December 30), prosecutors and forensic doctors began the autopsy. The first person to discover the body was Tsao Hsi-ping's godson. When he appeared, he responded that he would handle the funeral arrangements first. But how? Because he is not a relative, even though everyone knows that the deceased is Tsao Hsi-ping, he was initially an unidentified corpse, and the body could not be claimed.

Attorney Xu Wanwei of Fidelity Law Firm stated that although Cao Xiping said he wanted all his property to go to his godson, if he wanted to arrange his estate before his death, he had to do so through a will. Without a will, his godson would not be able to inherit the estate. Even if Cao Xiping did make a will, he still needed to reserve a portion for his heirs. This reserved portion refers to one-third of the estate that Cao Xiping's siblings are legally entitled to inherit equally; it is a legally reserved portion that cannot be forfeited by a will.

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