French Civil Code
In forceThe reduction indemnity is payable at the time of partition, unless the co-heirs agree otherwise. However, where the liberality relates to one of the assets that may be the subject of a preferential allotment, time limits may be granted by the court, taking into account the interests involved, if they have not been granted by the disposing party. Under no circumstances may the granting of such time limits have the effect of deferring payment of the compensation beyond ten years from the opening of the estate. The provisions of article 828 shall then apply to the payment of the sums due.
In the absence of an agreement or stipulation to the contrary, these sums shall bear interest at the legal rate from the date on which the amount of the reduction indemnity was fixed. The advantages resulting from the payment deadlines and terms granted do not constitute a liberality.
In the event of the sale of the whole of the donated or bequeathed property, the sums still due become immediately payable; in the event of partial sales, the proceeds of these sales are paid to the co-heirs and deducted from the sums still due.
