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Showing 10211030 of 8144 articles for Art. 9 juill. 1979

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Inheritance reserve and available share

Article 913-1

Included in article 913, under the name of children, descendants in any degree whatsoever, although they are to be counted only for the child whose place they hold in the settlor's estate.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 900-6

Third-party proceedings against the judgment granting the application for revision are admissible only in the event of fraud attributable to the donee or legatee. The revocation or reversal of the con…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exercise of the reduction

Article 924-3

The 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 a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exercise of the reduction

Article 924-2

The amount of the reduction indemnity is calculated on the basis of the value of the property given or bequeathed at the time of the partition or its alienation by the beneficiary and according to its…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Operations prior to reduction

Article 919-1

A gift made in advance of an inheritance share to a reserved heir who accepts the succession is deducted from his share of the reserve and, subsidiarily, from the available portion, if not otherwise a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Operations prior to reduction

Article 919-2

A gift made outside the share of the estate is deducted from the available share. The excess is subject to reduction.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exercise of the reduction

Article 924-1

The beneficiary may carry out the reduction in kind, notwithstanding article 924, where the property given or bequeathed still belongs to him and is free of any encumbrance to which it was not already…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exercise of the reduction

Article 924-4

After prior discussion of the assets of the debtor of the indemnity in reduction and in the event of the latter's insolvency, the heirs with reserve may bring an action in reduction or revendication a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Gift-shares made to descendants of different degrees.

Article 1078-9

In the succession of a child who has consented to his or her own descendants being allotted in his or her place, the property received by them from the ascendant is treated as if they held it from the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Early waiver of the reduction action

Article 930-1

The capacity required of the renouncing party is that required to make an inter vivos gift. However, an emancipated minor may not renounce in advance the action in reduction. Renunciation, whatever it…

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