The testamentary or intestate heir can protect his rights mainly with the summons action (1871AK). An inheritance action according to article 1871 of the Civil Code is the action that can be brought by a beneficiary of an inheritance when his inheritance right is violated by an heir who retains objects of the inheritance or by anyone who retains the objects of the inheritance as an heir (legal representative of the inheritance ). With the inheritance lawsuit, the heir requests that the Court recognize him as an heir and oblige the person who retains the inheritance to return them to him. Inheritance Lawyer Nikolaropoulos will give you more information.