Цивільний кодекс України № 435-IV 2003, статті 1241: право непрацездатної вдови на обов'язкову частку у спадщині (Civil Code, Art. 1241: incapacitated widow's right to share of inheritance)
Article 1241 of the Civil Code of Ukraine provides for a special type of inheritance regardless of the content of the will. This article establishes the rule that a certain category of heirs, including incapacitated widows, will inherit half of the share (“compulsory share”) that would belong to them pursuant to inheritance by law. An “incapacitated citizen” is, for example, a person who has reached the age at which they have the right to a pension, a person with a disability, etc. This rule is meant to protect the testator’s closest relatives.