French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting of gifts.
Article 857
The report is due only by the co-heir to his co-heir; it is not due to the legatees or creditors of the succession.
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The report is due only by the co-heir to his co-heir; it is not due to the legatees or creditors of the succession.
If all the undivided co-owners are present and capable, the partition may take place in the form and on the terms chosen by the parties. Where the undivided co-ownership relates to property subject to…
…e who has accepted up to the amount of the assets, coming to an estate, must report to his coheirs all that he has received from the deceased, by gifts inter vivos, directly or indirectly; he may not…
If an undivided co-owner is presumed to be absent or, due to distance, is unable to express his will, an amicable division may be made under the conditions provided for in Article 116.Similarly, if an…
Where the return is in kind and the condition of the objects given has been improved by the act of the donee, he must be taken into account for this, having regard to what their value was increased at…
The donee, on the other hand, must, in the case of a return in kind, take into account any deterioration or deterioration which has diminished the value of the donated property through his act or faul…
Gifts made outside the inheritance can only be retained, nor legacies claimed by the heir coming to share, up to the available portion: the excess is subject to reduction.
The heir also has the option of bringing back in kind the donated property that still belongs to him, provided that the property is free of any charge or occupation with which it was not already encum…
The co-heir who makes the report in kind may retain possession of the donated property until the sums due to him for expenses or improvements have been effectively repaid.
Where several undivided interests exist exclusively between the same persons, whether they relate to the same property or to different property, a single amicable division may take place.
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