French Civil CodeIn force
General provisions
Article 711
Ownership of property is acquired and transmitted by succession, by gift inter vivos or testamentary, and by the effect of obligations.
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Ownership of property is acquired and transmitted by succession, by gift inter vivos or testamentary, and by the effect of obligations.
…hrown into the sea, over objects which the sea rejects, of whatever nature they may be, over plants and grasses which grow on the shores of the sea, are also regulated by particular laws. The same app…
Any usufruct belonging to the spouse on the property of the predeceased, whether resulting from the law, a will or a gift of future property, gives rise to an option to convert it into a life annuity,…
The conversion of the usufruct is included in the partition transactions. It does not have retroactive effect, unless otherwise agreed by the parties.
Ownership is also acquired by accession or incorporation, and by prescription.
…he division is completed. Spousal support is deducted from the estate. It is borne by all the heirs and, in the event of insufficiency, by all the legatees by particular title, in proportion to their…
Proof of heirship shall be established by any means. No derogation shall be made from the provisions or practices concerning the issue of certificates of ownership or heredity by judicial or administr…
The heir settles the liabilities of the estate. He pays the registered creditors according to the rank of the security attaching to their claim. Other creditors who have declared their claim are paid…
Within the period provided for in article 792, the heir may declare that he is retaining in kind one or more assets of the succession. In this case, he owes the value of the property set out in the in…
A declaration to retain an asset is not enforceable against creditors until it has been published. Failure to declare the alienation of an asset within the period provided for in Article 794 engages t…
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