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Article 1476 of the French Civil Code

The partition of the community, in all that concerns its forms, the maintenance of indivision and preferential allocation, the licitation of property, the effects of the partition, the guarantee and the balances, is subject to all the rules that are established under the title “Of successions” for partitions between co-heirs.

However, for communities dissolved by divorce, legal separation or separation as to property, preferential allotment is never by right, and it may always be decided that any balancing payment due will be payable in full in cash.

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Article 1476

Le partage de la communauté, pour tout ce qui concerne ses formes, le maintien de l’indivision et l’attribution préférentielle, la licitation des biens, les effets du partage, la garantie et les soultes, est soumis à toutes les règles qui sont établies au titre ” Des successions ” pour les partages entre cohéritiers.

Toutefois, pour les communautés dissoutes par divorce, séparation de corps ou séparation de biens, l’attribution préférentielle n’est jamais de droit, et il peut toujours être décidé que la totalité de la soulte éventuellement due sera payable comptant.

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