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Article 1407 of the French Civil Code

Property acquired in exchange for property that belonged to one of the spouses in his or her own right is itself his or her own property, except for the compensation due to or by the community, if there is a balancing payment.

However, if the balancing payment payable by the community is greater than the value of the property transferred, the property acquired in exchange falls into the common estate, except for compensation in favour of the transferor.

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Article 1407

Le bien acquis en échange d’un bien qui appartenait en propre à l’un des époux est lui-même propre, sauf la récompense due à la communauté ou par elle, s’il y a soulte.

Toutefois, si la soulte mise à la charge de la communauté est supérieure à la valeur du bien cédé, le bien acquis en échange tombe dans la masse commune, sauf récompense au profit du cédant.

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