French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Applications for partition.
Article 818
…ded bare ownership. In the event of a licitation of full ownership, the second paragraph of article 815-5 shall apply.
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…ded bare ownership. In the event of a licitation of full ownership, the second paragraph of article 815-5 shall apply.
Gifts and legacies made to the son of one who is successor at the time of the opening of the succession are always deemed to be made with exemption from reporting. The father coming to the succession…
Property which has perished by chance and through no fault of the donee is not subject to report. However, if such property has been reconstituted by means of compensation received for its loss, the d…
A liberality is the act by which a person disposes of all or part of his property or rights free of charge for the benefit of another person. A liberality can only be made by inter vivos gift or by wi…
An inter vivos gift is an act by which the donor currently and irrevocably disposes of the thing given in favour of the donee who accepts it.
Where the State claims the estate of a person who dies without an heir or an abandoned estate, it must apply to the court for the estate to be sent into possession.
…inistration of the estate to one of them or to a third party. The mandate is governed by articles 1984 to 2010. When at least one heir has accepted the succession up to the amount of the net assets, t…
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…
The heir is responsible for administering the assets 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…
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