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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Joint ownership of acquests.

Article 1580

If the disorder of the affairs of one spouse, his or her poor administration or misconduct, give reason to fear that the continuation of the matrimonial property regime will jeopardise the interests o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Joint ownership of acquests.

Article 1572

…is dissolved, including, where applicable, that which he or she would have disposed of mortis causa and without excluding any sums of which he or she may be a creditor to his or her spouse. If there i…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Joint ownership of acquests.

Article 1579

If the application of the valuation rules set out in articles 1571 and 1574 above should lead to a result manifestly contrary to equity, the court may derogate from it at the request of one of the spo…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Joint ownership of acquests.

Article 1581

…ng participation in acquests, the spouses may adopt any clauses not contrary to articles 1387, 1388 and 1389. In particular, they may agree to an unequal sharing clause, or stipulate that the survivor…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Joint ownership of acquests.

Article 1570

The original patrimony includes the property that belonged to the spouse on the day of the marriage and that which he or she has acquired since by succession or gift, as well as all property which, un…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Joint ownership of acquests.

Article 1573

Existing property is fictitiously combined with property not included in the original patrimony and disposed of by the spouse by gift inter vivos without the spouse's consent, as well as property frau…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Joint ownership of acquests.

Article 1574

…lued according to their condition at the time of the dissolution of the matrimonial property regime and according to their value on the day of its liquidation. Assets that have been alienated by gifts…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Joint ownership of acquests.

Article 1576

The participation claim gives rise to a cash payment. If the debtor spouse encounters serious difficulties in paying it in full as soon as the liquidation is closed, the judges may grant him or her pe…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Processing the application

Article R434-14

The diplomatic or consular authority in whose district the applicant's family lives is immediately informed of the submission of the application for family reunification by the services of the French…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Processing the application

Article R434-13

After checking the documents in the family reunification application file and issuing the interested party with a certificate stating that their application has been submitted, the services of the Off…

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