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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting of gifts.

Article 863

The donee, on the other hand, must, in the case of a return in kind, take into account any deterioration or deterioration which has diminished the value of the donated property through his act or faul…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Other debts

Article 876

In the event of the insolvency of one of the co-heirs, his or her share of the mortgage debt is divided among all the others, at the marc le franc.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Other debts

Article 882

The creditors of a co-partitioner, in order to prevent the partition from being made in fraud of their rights, may object to it being made without their presence: they have the right to intervene at t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Effects of partition and guarantee of lots

Article 884

The co-heirs remain respectively guarantors, towards each other, for disturbances and evictions only which arise from a cause prior to the partition. They are also guarantors for the insolvency of the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Actions to supplement shares

Article 890

An action in complement of share is admitted against any act, whatever its denomination, the object of which is to put an end to indivision between co-partitioners. The action is no longer admitted wh…

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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 801

As long as the right to accept is not time-barred against him, the heir may revoke his acceptance up to the amount of the net assets by accepting purely and simply. This acceptance is retroactive to t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Renunciation of the succession.

Article 804

Renunciation of an inheritance cannot be presumed. To be enforceable against third parties, renunciation made by the universal heir or heir by universal title must be addressed to or filed with the co…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Renunciation of the succession.

Article 808

Expenses legitimately incurred by the heir prior to his renunciation shall be borne by the estate.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting of gifts.

Article 844

Gifts made outside the inheritance can only be retained, nor legacies claimed by the heir coming to share, up to the available portion: the excess is subject to reduction.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting of gifts.

Article 859

The heir also has the option of bringing back in kind the donated property that still belongs to him, provided that the property is free of any charge or occupation with which it was not already encum…

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