French Civil CodeIn force
Section 8 : Revocation and lapse of wills.
Article 1039
Any testamentary disposition shall lapse if the person in whose favour it is made has not survived the testator.
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Any testamentary disposition shall lapse if the person in whose favour it is made has not survived the testator.
…hed since his death, through no fault or act of the heir, although the heir was put in delay in delivering it, when it should also have perished in the hands of the legatee.
If this claim is based on a serious insult to the memory of the testator, it must be brought within one year, starting from the day of the offence.
There shall be an increase in favour of the legatees in the event that the legacy is made to several jointly. The legacy shall be deemed to be made jointly when it is made by one and the same disposit…
A revocation made in a later will shall have full effect, even though this new act remains unenforced by the incapacity of the instituted heir or legatee, or by their refusal to receive.
…ch, in the intention of the testator, merely suspends the execution of the disposition, will not prevent the instituted heir, or the legatee, from having an acquired right transmissible to his heirs.
The same causes which, according to article 954 and the first two provisions of article 955, will authorise the application for revocation of inter vivos gifts, will be admitted for the application fo…
Any alienation, that even by sale with the option of redemption or by exchange, made by the testator of all or part of the thing bequeathed, shall entail the revocation of the legacy for all that has…
The creditor spouse shall pursue recovery of his or her participation claim first against existing property and subsidiarily, starting with the most recent alienations, against the property referred t…
…is borne entirely by that spouse. If it is greater, the increase represents the net acquests and gives rise to participation. If there are net acquests on both sides, they must first be offset. Only…
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