French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1 : General rules on the form of wills.
Article 974
The will must be signed by the witnesses and by the notary.
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The will must be signed by the witnesses and by the notary.
Those who cannot read or cannot read will not be able to make dispositions in the form of a mystical will.
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Revocation on the grounds of non-performance of the conditions, or on the grounds of ingratitude, shall never take place by operation of law.
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All deeds involving gifts inter vivos shall be executed before notaries in the ordinary form of contracts; and minutes thereof shall remain, under penalty of nullity.
On government vessels, the will of the administrative officer shall, in the circumstances provided for in the preceding article, be received by the commanding officer or by the person who performs the…
Any presumptive reserved heir may renounce the right to bring an action for reduction in an unopened succession. Such renunciation must be made in favour of one or more specified persons. The renuncia…
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