State Act

Portuguese Civil Code, 1867

Article 2085 - Rights of the administrator - The administrator, as administrator of the inheritance, shall receive all fruits and income of the assets, of which he is in possession, and shall satisfy all the normal liabilities, with the duty to render the accounts in case the usufruct of the said assets does not belong to him; but he shall not alienate any assets of the inheritance except the fruits and other objects which cannot be preserved without fear of deterioration.