Successions
The Surviving Spouse’s Inheritance Rights in France
The French surviving spouse occupies a uniquely protected position in succession law: outside the four statutory orders, competing with the first two, and displ…
The Option Successorale: Accepting, Limiting or Renouncing a French Succession
Being named as a French heir does not automatically bind you to accept the estate — including its debts. Every heir has a choice. French law offers three option…
Indivision Successorale: Joint Heirship and Settling a French Estate
When more than one heir survives a French deceased, they enter immediately into a state of co-ownership over the entire estate — the indivision successorale. Th…
French Wills: Holograph, Authentic and the Testament-Partage
A French will is always freely revocable, always personal, and must always be in writing. The form chosen — handwritten and private, or dictated before a notary…
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