Terms in inheritance law: problems of legal regulation and law enforcement practice

Goal. Nowadays, inheritance law is certainly a traditional institution of law that has a conservative character, since inheritance issues remain relevant to this day and are important in the life of society. In this article, the author considered the concept, feature and role of deadlines, as well as the statute of limitations in inheritance law as an institution that is the basis for the emergence, modification and termination of legal relations in the field of inheritance law, as well as their impact on the exercise of rights and performance of duties. Important today is the question of the terms in inheritance law, since it depends on the correct calculation of the term whether the heir will be able to accept the inheritance. Often, the timing plays a decisive role when it comes to establishing the fact of inheritance (for example, in the case of inheritance for relatives who died on the same day, when each of the testators who died on the same day has a different circle. Methods. To write this article, the following methods were used: system-structural, comparative analysis, legal modeling and legal forecasting, normative-legal, comparative-legal, formal-logical method of interpretation of law and others. Results. As a result of the conducted research, the author identified the main problems that arise when applying the institute of terms in inheritance law.