Since 1976 there is an article in Slovenian legal system which enables the state and municipalities as subjects who are bound to provide social assistance to detach a part of given value of assistance from the deceased's assets. The restriction of inheritance is suitable and proportionate measure based on which we intervene into ones Right to Private Property and Inheritance to secure and provide effective implementation of the Right to social security of others.
With the changes of the Inheritance Act and Social Assistance Benefits Act has the legislator essentially changed the institute regarding its content, types of assistance and its insurance through the entry of prohibition of alienation and encumbrance of real estate. In my opinion, if we as a sociaety want to fullfill the social function it would be sensible to dedicate a deeper thought towards appropriatly modifying the arrangement of article 129 of the Inheritance Act.
In my opinion, nevertheless the amendments reached in year 2016, the regulation on restriction of inheritance of recipient of social assistance based on social security regulation remains inadequate. The procedure of acquisition approval for selling the real estate with prohibition of alienation and encumbrance written in the land register is still not sufficiently regulated, the same problem remains with the lack of clear indication of any criteria based on which we could identify and define spouse or childrens as help needed persons. Legislator has as well abolished the entry of prohibition of alienation and encumbrance of real estate in the land register which were in favour of the Republic of Slovenia, it has established a parallel model of restriction of inheritance and has bind the latter to a real estate criteria and has defined the funeral expenses as a municipality social assistance.
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