法定继承中遗产分割纠纷诉讼时效的适用

Application of the limitation of lawsuit for the dispute of inheritance division in legal inheritance

法定继承中的遗产分割纠纷是否适用诉讼时效问题,至今法律仍无明确规定。解决此类问题涉及对《物权法》第29条、《继承法》第25条及相关司法解释的理解与认定。对此,理论界莫衷一是,实务中也出现较多"同案异判"的情形。依据法律解释,法定继承中继承人对遗产享有的是继承权而非所有权,继承人对遗产应视为一种占有状态。因而,遗产分割纠纷应属于继承权实现关系,而非共有遗产析产关系。考虑到继承权纠纷的内涵以及当今社会情势发生的巨大变化,法定继承中遗产分割纠纷应适用诉讼时效。此举既是法意所在,亦是实践所需。

Whether the limitation of law suit is applied to the dispute of inheritance division in legal inheritance is not clearly defined in the current law. To solve such problems,it involves the understanding and determination of Article 29 of the Property Law,Article 25 of the Law of Succession and related judicial interpretations. In this regard,the theoretical circles are inconsistent,and there are more cases of ＂different judgments for the same cases＂in practice. According to the legal interpretation,the heirs in the legal inheritance enjoy a inheritance right rather than ow nership,and the heir should regard the inheritance as a state of possession. Therefore,the dispute of inheritance division should belong to the realization of inheritance rights,rather than the relationship of common heritage. Considering the connotation of the dispute of inheritance rights and the great changes in the current social situation,the limitation of law suit should be applied to the dispute of inheritance division in legal inheritance. This is both a legal idea and a practical need.