Legal regulation of the inheritance fund

The legal status of the inheritance fund in Russia, in addition to the Civil Code of theRussian Federation, is regulated by a number of regulatory legal acts. In particular, Federal Law No. 7-FZ of January 12, 1996 “On Non-Profit Organizations”, Federal Law No. 82-FZ of May 19, 1995“On Public Associations”. It is worth noting that this institution in inheritance law is widespread inforeign countries. There are a significant number of inheritance funds, the main purpose of which ischarity aimed at the development of medicine, culture, etc. The norms of international law currently inmost cases try to determine the most appropriate domestic status and do not include substantive law.Quite a large number of states do not have universal succession, but at the same time they face a similargoal, which is to distribute the testator’s property fairly. However, in view of this, the question of howwell this inheritance model is suitable for Russian society arises a lot.The methodological basis of the study was a set of general scientific standard methods, in particular:the method of synthesis, the method of logical analysis, the method of comparison, the method ofgeneralization, the method of largescale comparison and comparison of norms and opinions analyzedin the study, as well as the method of expert evaluation. Results. In this article, the features of the legal regulation of the inheritance fund as a new method ofinheritance in the Russian Federation were considered.Scientific novelty. The materials of this article can be used in doctrinal research.