French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Assignment of debt
Article 1327
A debtor may, with the agreement of the creditor, assign his debt.The assignment must be evidenced in writing, on pain of nullity.
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A debtor may, with the agreement of the creditor, assign his debt.The assignment must be evidenced in writing, on pain of nullity.
Novation is a contract whose purpose is to substitute for an obligation, which it extinguishes, a new obligation which it creates. It can take place by substitution of obligation between the same part…
Novation cannot be presumed; the intention to effect it must be clear from the instrument.
Delegation is a transaction by which one person, the delegator, obtains from another, the delegate, an obligation to a third, the delegatee, who accepts it as a debtor. The delegate may not, unless ot…
The signature required to perfect a legal act identifies its author. It manifests his consent to the obligations arising from that act. When it is affixed by a public official, it confers authenticity…
Among themselves, the joint and several debtors contribute to the debt only each for his or her share. He who has paid more than his share has recourse against the others in proportion to their own sh…
Novation by change of debtor may be effected without the involvement of the first debtor.
Novation by change of creditor requires the debtor's consent. The latter may, in advance, agree to the new creditor being designated by the first creditor.
Matrimonial agreements must be drawn up before the marriage is celebrated and can only take effect on the day of that celebration.
The spouses may agree, in the interests of the family, to modify their matrimonial property regime, or even change it entirely, by notarial deed. On pain of nullity, the notarial deed contains the liq…
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