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.
A disposition by which a person is charged to preserve and return to a third party has effect only where it is authorised by law.
Any heir, even one 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 indire…
The heirs are liable for the debts and charges of the succession, personally for their inheritance share, and hypothecarily for the whole; subject to their recourse either against their coheirs, or ag…
An action in warranty is barred after two years from the eviction or the discovery of the disturbance.
An heir who renounces is deemed never to have been an heir. Subject to the provisions of article 845, the renouncer's share devolves to his representatives; failing this, it increases to his co-heirs;…
A writ of execution against the deceased is also enforceable against the heir, eight days after it has been served on him.
It is prescribed, in respect of movables, by two years from the opening of the succession. In respect of immovables, the action may be brought as long as they remain in the hands of the heir.
A will is an act by which the testator disposes of all or part of his property or rights for the time when he no longer exists, and which he may revoke.
The costs of sealing, inventorying and accounting are borne by the estate. They are paid as preferential partition costs.
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