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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedures for acceptance of the succession up to the amount of the net assets.

Article 790

…two months of the declaration. The heir may apply to the judge for an extension if he can show serious and legitimate grounds for delaying the filing of the inventory. In this case, the two-month time…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of acceptance of the succession up to the amount of the net assets.

Article 798

Without prejudice to the rights of creditors with securities, the creditors of the succession and the legatees of sums of money may only pursue recovery from the assets collected from the succession w…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of acceptance of the succession up to the amount of the net assets.

Article 799

…ce creditors who, within the period provided for in Article 792, declare their claims after the exhaustion of the assets have recourse only against the legatees who have been fulfilled of their rights…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of acceptance of the succession up to the amount of the net assets.

Article 792-1

…prohibits any enforcement proceedings and any new registration of security by the creditors of the estate, relating to both movable and immovable property. However, for the application of the provisi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of acceptance of the succession up to the amount of the net assets.

Article 791

Acceptance up to the net assets gives the heir the advantage: 1° Of avoiding the confusion of his personal property with that of the succession; 2° Of retaining against it all the rights he previously…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of acceptance of the succession up to the amount of the net assets.

Article 800

…e pays and of the acts that commit the property received or affect its value. He is liable for serious faults in this administration. He must present the account to any creditor of the succession who…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of acceptance of the succession up to the amount of the net assets.

Article 792

The creditors of the estate declare their claims by notifying their title to the elected domicile of the estate. They are paid under the conditions provided for in Article 796. Claims whose amount has…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of acceptance of the succession up to the amount of the net assets.

Article 797

The heir must pay the creditors within two months of either the declaration to retain the property or the day on which the proceeds of the disposal become available. Where he is unable to dispose of i…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers of the curator.

Article 810-5

The receiver draws up a draft settlement of liabilities. The draft provides for the payment of claims in the order set out in Article 796. The draft settlement is published. Creditors who are not paid…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers of the curator.

Article 810-6

The curator's powers are exercised subject to the provisions applicable to the estate of a person who is the subject of safeguard, reorganisation or judicial liquidation proceedings.

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