French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Representation.
Article 751
Representation is a legal fiction whose effect is to call to succession the representatives to the rights of the principal.
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Representation is a legal fiction whose effect is to call to succession the representatives to the rights of the principal.
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Children or their descendants succeed to their father and mother or other ascendants, without distinction as to sex or primogeniture, even if they come from different unions.
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The conversion of the usufruct is included in the partition transactions. It does not have retroactive effect, unless otherwise agreed by the parties.
Ownership is also acquired by accession or incorporation, and by prescription.
The provisions of articles 771, 772 and 773 apply to the next-ranking heir called to succeed where the first-ranking heir renounces the succession or is unworthy to succeed. The four-month period prov…
Error, fraud or violence is a cause of nullity of the option exercised by the heir. The action for nullity is barred after five years from the day on which the error or fraud was discovered or the day…
Inheritances are opened by death, at the last domicile of the deceased.
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