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Showing 331–340 of 51458 articles for “Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 9-2-2005 n° 197 FS-PB”
A French person who is in a foreign country may make his testamentary dispositions by private deed, as prescribed in Article 970, or by authentic instrument, with the forms customary in the place wher…
Wills made in an island of the French territory, where there is no notary's office, may, where all communication with the territory to which that island is attached is impossible, be received in the f…
At the first stop in a foreign port where a French diplomatic or consular agent is present, one of the originals or the copy of the will is given, in a closed and sealed envelope, to that agent. This…
On government vessels, the will of the administrative officer shall, in the circumstances provided for in the preceding article, be received by the commanding officer or by the person who performs the…
During a sea voyage, either en route or during a stopover in a port, when it is impossible to communicate with land or when there is no French diplomatic or consular agent in the port, if abroad, inve…
The wills mentioned in the two preceding articles shall become null and void six months after communications have been re-established in the place where the testator is, or six months after he has pas…
If the testator declares that he cannot or does not know how to sign, mention shall be made of his declaration, together with the cause which prevents him from signing. In the event that the presence…
In all cases, a duplicate original of the wills mentioned in the two preceding articles shall be made. If this formality could not be fulfilled due to the testator's state of health, an expedition of…
On arrival of the vessel in a port on national territory, the two originals of the will, or the original and its dispatch, or the original which remains, in the event of transmission or delivery made…
The wills included in the above articles of this section shall be signed by the testator, by those who have received them and by the witnesses.
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