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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting of gifts.

Article 862

The co-heir who makes the report in kind may retain possession of the donated property until the sums due to him for expenses or improvements have been effectively repaid.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Debts of the co-sharers

Article 864

Where the partitionable mass includes a claim against one of the co-partitioners, whether due or not, the latter is allotted it in the partition up to the amount of his rights in the mass. Up to the a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Debts of the co-sharers

Article 867

Where the co-sharer himself has a claim to be asserted, he is allotted his debt only if, when balanced, the account shows a balance in favour of the undivided estate.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Other debts

Article 879

This right may be exercised by any act by which a creditor manifests to a competing creditor his intention to be preferred over a specific asset.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The opening of the vacancy.

Article 809

The succession is vacant: 1° When no one appears to claim the succession and there is no known heir; 2° When all the known heirs have renounced the succession; 3° When, after the expiry of a period of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Applications for partition.

Article 819

…ndivided ownership with usufructuaries and bare owners may use the options provided for in articles 817 and 818. The second paragraph of Article 815-5 is not applicable in the case of a full ownership…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Applications for partition.

Article 824

…them, depending on the interests involved and without prejudice to the application of the articles 831 to 832-3, allocate his share to the person who requested partition. If there is not a sufficient…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Sub-section 2: Amicable partition.

Article 839

Where several undivided interests exist exclusively between the same persons, whether they relate to the same property or to different property, a single amicable division may take place.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting of gifts.

Article 860

The ratio is due from the value of the property given at the time of the partition, based on its condition at the time of the gift. If the property was alienated before the partition, the value it had…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Other debts

Article 878

…age provided for in 5° of article 2402 and is subject to registration in accordance with article 2418.

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