Settlement of intestate estates, without legal proceedings, in certain cases.
Section 596
SEC. 596. Settlement of intestate estates, without legal proceedings, in certain cases. — Whenever all the heirs of a deceased person are of lawful age and legal capacity, and there are no debts due from the intestate estate, or all the debts have been paid by the heirs, the heirs may, by a family council as known under Spanish law, or by agreement between themselves, duly executed in writing, apportion and divide the estate among themselves, as they may see fit, without proceedings in court.