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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of the posthumous mandate.

Article 812-1-2

Acts performed by the mandatary within the scope of his mission have no effect on the hereditary option.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Termination of the posthumous mandate.

Article 812-6

The agent may only renounce continuing to execute the mandate after notifying his decision to the heirs concerned or their representatives. Unless otherwise agreed between the agent and the heirs conc…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Renunciation.

Article 1339

The declaration of renunciation of an inheritance addressed or filed by the heir or notary at the registry of the judicial court shall indicate the surname, first names, profession and domicile of the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Renunciation.

Article 1340

Express revocation of the waiver shall give rise to a declaration in the same form and on the same register as that provided for in Article 1339.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Acceptance of net assets.

Article 1336

The claims of the accepting heir up to the amount of the net assets against the estate are brought against the other heirs. If there are none or if the actions are brought by all the heirs, they are b…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Acceptance of net assets.

Article 1337

At the end of the fifteen-month period provided for in Article 792 of the Civil Code, after either the payment of all declared creditors or the exhaustion of the assets and the allocation of the corre…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Acceptance of net assets.

Article 1338

The heir advances the costs of advertising to the court registry. These costs are borne by the estate. However, where the heir declares that he is retaining an asset from the estate, the costs associa…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section III: The surviving spouse's option.

Article 1341

In the case provided for by article 758-3 of the Civil Code, the successor spouse is invited to exercise the option available to him or her under article 757 of the same code by registered letter with…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Acceptance of net assets.

Article 1334

…es and profession, his election of domicile and the capacity by virtue of which he is called to the succession.The notary with whom the declaration is made informs the heir of the obligation to public…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Acceptance of net assets.

Article 1335

The publicity provided for in articles 788, 790 and 794 of the Civil Code is made in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales. The procedures for advertising by electronic means are…

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