Civil Code of Belarus

A person has the right to leave his or her property to one or several persons included or not included in the list of heirs under law, and has the right to deprive of an inheritance any and all of the heirs under law (including a surviving spouse) without giving a reason, in accordance with Art. 1041. Male and female heirs have the same right to inherit property in case the deceased does not leave a will, for example, the first-order heirs are the deceased’s children, surviving spouse, parents, and grandchildren, and second-order heirs are siblings and half siblings of the deceased, and their children in accordance with Arts. 1057-1061.