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Showing 1121–1130 of 61085 articles for “Art. 1873-5 and 1873-8”
Likewise, a son coming in his own right to the donor's estate is not obliged to return the gift made to his father, even when he would have accepted the latter's estate; but if the son comes only by r…
A co-heir who, by the effect of the mortgage, has paid more than his share of the common debt, has recourse against the other co-heirs, only for the share that each of them must personally bear, even…
…sets he receives in the succession. He keeps an account of his administration, of the debts he pays and of the acts that commit the property received or affect its value. He is liable for serious faul…
The beneficiary of the preferential allotment does not become the sole owner of the property allotted until the day of the final partition. Until that date, he may renounce the allotment only where th…
An heir who renounces the succession may, however, retain the inter vivos gift or claim the legacy made to him up to the available portion unless the disposing person has expressly required the report…
…unless otherwise stipulated in the deed of gift. In the case of such a stipulation, the alienations and constitutions of real rights granted by the donee will be extinguished by the effect of the repo…
Except where it relates to undivided property, the claim is not payable until the end of the partition operations. However, the debtor heir may decide at any time to pay it voluntarily.
Partition may be requested, even when one of the undivided co-owners has enjoyed all or part of the undivided property separately, if there has been no deed of partition or sufficient possession to ac…
The same applies to any profits that the heir may have derived from agreements made with the deceased, if these agreements did not present any indirect advantage, when they were made.
Where the decisions of the joint tribunal are subject to appeal, the appeal shall be lodged, heard and decided in accordance with the procedure without compulsory representation.
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