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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Arrangements between spouses, either by marriage contract or during marriage.

Article 1094-1

In the event that the spouse leaves children or descendants, whether or not of the marriage, he or she may dispose in favour of the other spouse either of the ownership of what he or she could dispose…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 1075-4

The provisions of article 828, are applicable to balances payable by donees, notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Gift-shares made to descendants of different degrees.

Article 1078-4

When the ascendant makes a shared gift, his children may consent to their own descendants being allotted therein in their place, in whole or in part. Descendants of a subsequent degree may, in the ant…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 1075-2

…isposing person may, in the form of a shared gift and under the conditions provided for in Articles 1075 and 1075-1, distribution and sharing between the donee or donees referred to in the said articl…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Gift-shares made to presumptive heirs.

Article 1078-1

The lot of certain beneficiaries may be made up, in whole or in part, of donations, either subject to return or made outside their share, already received by them from the disposing person, having reg…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Gift-shares made to presumptive heirs.

Article 1077-1

A reservataire heir, who has not contributed to the shared gift, or who has received a lot less than his share of the reserve, may exercise the action in reduction, if there is not at the opening of t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 1075-1

Any person may also distribute and divide his property and rights between descendants of different degrees, whether or not they are his presumptive heirs.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Gift-shares made to presumptive heirs.

Article 1077-2

Shared gifts follow the rules for gifts inter vivos in all matters relating to imputation, calculation of the reserve and reduction. The action for reduction may only be brought after the death of the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Gift-shares made to presumptive heirs.

Article 1078-2

The parties may also agree that a previous gift made outside the share will be incorporated into the partition and set off against the donee's share of the reserve as an advance on the inheritance sha…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Institutions of heirs and legacies in general.

Article 1002-1

Unless the disposing party wishes otherwise, where the succession has been accepted by at least one heir designated by law, the legatee may confine his emolument to part of the property disposed of in…

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