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Article 1417 of the French Civil Code

The community is entitled to a reward, after deduction, where applicable, of the profit it has derived, when it has paid fines incurred by a spouse as a result of criminal offences, or reparation and costs to which he or she had been sentenced for civil torts or quasi-torts.

It is similarly entitled to a reward if the debt it has discharged had been contracted by one of the spouses in disregard of the duties imposed on him or her by the marriage.

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Article 1417

La communauté a droit à récompense, déduction faite, le cas échéant, du profit retiré par elle, quand elle a payé les amendes encourues par un époux, en raison d’infractions pénales, ou les réparations et dépens auxquels il avait été condamné pour des délits ou quasi-délits civils.

Elle a pareillement droit à récompense si la dette qu’elle a acquittée avait été contractée par l’un des époux au mépris des devoirs que lui imposait le mariage.

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