French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Opening of estates, universal title and seisin
Article 720
Inheritances are opened by death, at the last domicile of the deceased.
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Inheritances are opened by death, at the last domicile of the deceased.
…eirship shall be established by any means. No derogation shall be made from the provisions or practices concerning the issue of certificates of ownership or heredity by judicial or administrative auth…
Collateral relatives falling within the order of heirs mentioned in 4° of article 734 do not succeed beyond the sixth degree.
Representation is admitted in favour of the children and descendants of the unworthy, even if the latter is alive when the succession is opened. The provisions set out in the second paragraph of artic…
…years begin to run, according to the various types of easement, either from the day when enjoyment ceases, in the case of discontinuous easements, or from the day when an act contrary to the easement…
An heir excluded from the succession on grounds of unworthiness is obliged to return all the fruits and income he has enjoyed since the opening of the succession.
…der, the nearest heir excludes the heir further back in degree. In equality of degree, the heirs succeed by equal portions and per head. All except what will be said below about division by branches a…
Representation takes place ad infinitum in the direct descending line. It is admitted in all cases, either where the children of the deceased compete with the descendants of a predeceased child, or wh…
We represent predeceased persons, we represent renouncers only in successions devolving in the direct or collateral line. Children of the renouncer conceived before the opening of the succession from…
Unless the deceased wishes otherwise in accordance with article 971, the successor spouse who actually occupied, at the time of death, as his or her principal dwelling, a dwelling belonging to the spo…
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