These proceedings consolidate into a special category and are arranged by a legal framework which at first sight is apparently similar to the common one but in the same time differs significantly from the general norms, typical for the civil procedure.
Generally, the proceedings are initiated by a written application by a party (the applicant). Even though there is a merely apparent similarity between the definitions designating the figure of the party by whose intitiative the procedure starts in both the contentious and non-contentious litigation, they are substantially different and this is attributable to the fact that the uncontested are one-sided, unilateral proceedings with just one party of the court seised.
Furthermore, the application is submitted at the competent regional court where the permanent residence of the applicant is. The application is reviewed in a closed hearing session, unless the formation of the court estimates that for the purpose of rightful, thorough and comprehensive judgment an open hearing should be held. The court formation shall be binding upon and closely monitoring respect for all the requirements available in order to issue the demanded order. The verification of the relevant facts is down to the court’s own motion. The applicants in the non-contentious proceedings are ordered to bear their own costs unlike the framework in this aspect in the common contentious two-parties proceedings. However, a significant part of the legal arrangement relevant for the contentious procedures finds application in the unilateral ones. Witness evidence given before other institutions and authorities is generally accepted in the one-sided proceedings and the deciding court could rely on it to form its final judgment as there is no hindrance for that. The appeal of the refusal for the demanded judgment to be issued could be undertaken in a one week term with effect from the date the judgment is received by the party, whereas the judgment by which the application for issuing the demanding act is respected, is not subject to appeal.
One of the distinctive and most common proceedings of this group is the Acceptance of succession under benefit of inventory, which finds application when it comes to proceedings in which the indefeasible right and interest or the so called ,,reserved portion’’ of range of property involved in the succession is disputed or infringed by a third party.