Chapter I · Characteristics and articles of association

Article 184 Death of a member

Artigo 184.º · Falecimento de um sócio

Código das Sociedades Comerciais · Decree-Law No. 262/86 · consolidated text checked 26 October 2026

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1. On the death of a member, unless the articles of association provide otherwise, the remaining members or the company must pay the successor entitled to the deceased’s rights the value of those rights, unless they opt for the dissolution of the company and notify the successor accordingly within 90 days of the date on which they became aware of that fact.

1 - Ocorrendo o falecimento de um sócio, se o contrato de sociedade nada estipular em contrário, os restantes sócios ou a sociedade devem satisfazer ao sucessor a quem couberem os direitos do falecido o respectivo valor, a não ser que optem pela dissolução da sociedade e o comuniquem ao sucessor, dentro de 90 dias a contar da data em que tomaram conhecimento daquele facto.

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2. The surviving members may also continue the company with the deceased’s successor, if the successor gives express consent to that effect; that consent may not be dispensed with in the articles of association.

2 - Os sócios sobrevivos podem também continuar a sociedade com o sucessor do falecido, se ele prestar para tanto o seu expresso consentimento, o qual não pode ser dispensado no contrato de sociedade.

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3. Where there are several successors to the deceased’s interest, they may freely divide it among themselves or vest it in one or more of them.

3 - Sendo vários os sucessores da parte do falecido, podem livremente dividi-la entre si ou encabeçá-la nalgum ou nalguns deles.

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4. If any of the successors to the deceased’s interest lacks the capacity to become a member, the remaining members may, within the 90 days following their becoming aware of that fact, resolve to convert the company so that the person lacking capacity becomes a member with limited liability.

4 - Se algum dos sucessores da parte do falecido for incapaz para assumir a qualidade de sócio, podem os restantes sócios deliberar nos 90 dias seguintes ao conhecimento do facto a transformação da sociedade, de modo que o incapaz se torne sócio de responsabilidade limitada.

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5. In the absence of the resolution provided for in the preceding paragraph, the remaining members must adopt a further resolution within the following 90 days, choosing between the dissolution of the company and the liquidation of the deceased member’s interest.

5 - Na falta da deliberação prevista no número anterior os restantes sócios devem tomar nova deliberação nos 90 dias seguintes, optando entre a dissolução da sociedade e a liquidação da parte do sócio falecido.

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6. If the members adopt neither of the resolutions provided for in the preceding paragraph, the representative of the person lacking capacity must apply for the judicial withdrawal of the represented person or, if this is not legally possible, for the dissolution of the company by administrative means.

6 - Se os sócios não tomarem nenhuma das deliberações previstas no número anterior, deve o representante do incapaz requerer a exoneração judicial do seu representado ou, se esta não for legalmente possível, a dissolução da sociedade por via administrativa.

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7. Where the company is dissolved or the deceased member’s interest is to be liquidated, all rights and obligations attaching to the partnership interest are deemed to be extinguished as from the date of the member’s death, succession taking place only in respect of the right to the liquidation proceeds of that interest, calculated as at that date and determined in accordance with Article 1021 of the Civil Code.

7 - Dissolvida a sociedade ou devendo a parte do sócio falecido ser liquidada, entende-se que a partir da data da morte do sócio se extinguem todos os direitos e obrigações inerentes à parte social, operando-se a sucessão apenas quanto ao direito ao produto de liquidação da referida parte, reportado àquela data e determinado nos termos previstos no artigo 1021.º do Código Civil.

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8. This Article applies where the deceased member’s interest forms part of the spouse’s half-share of the marital community property.

8 - O disposto neste artigo é aplicável ao caso de a parte do sócio falecido compor a meação do seu cônjuge.

What we checked in this article

The default payment of the value to the successor unless the articles provide otherwise or dissolution is chosen and communicated within 90 days, the successor's non-waivable consent to continuation, the two successive 90-day periods for conversion or for choosing between dissolution and liquidation where a successor lacks capacity, the representative's duty to seek judicial withdrawal or administrative dissolution, the extinction of rights as from the date of death with valuation under Article 1021 of the Civil Code, and the application to the spouse's half-share are retained.

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Unofficial English translation prepared by BCA Portugal for reference. Only the Portuguese text published in the Diário da República has legal force. Editorial notes are ours and are not part of the statute.

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