Forced heirship is a form of testate partible inheritance whereby the estate of a deceased (de cujus) is separated into (1) an indefeasible portion, the forced estate (Germ Pflichtteil, Fr réserve, It, legittima, Sp legítima), passing to the deceased`s next-of-kin (conjunctissimi), and (2) a discretionary portion, or free estate (Germ frei verf....