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Article 1099-1 of the French Civil Code

When one spouse acquires property with money given to him or her by the other for this purpose, the gift is only of the money and not of the property for which it is used.

In this case, the rights of the donor or his or her heirs are concerned only with a sum of money according to the current value of the property. If the property has been alienated, the value it had on the day of alienation is considered, and if a new property has been subrogated to the alienated property, the value of this new property.

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Article 1099-1

Quand un époux acquiert un bien avec des deniers qui lui ont été donnés par l’autre à cette fin, la donation n’est que des deniers et non du bien auquel ils sont employés.

En ce cas, les droits du donateur ou de ses héritiers n’ont pour objet qu’une somme d’argent suivant la valeur actuelle du bien. Si le bien a été aliéné, on considère la valeur qu’il avait au jour de l’aliénation, et si un nouveau bien a été subrogé au bien aliéné, la valeur de ce nouveau bien.

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