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Article 1477 of the French Civil Code

Any spouse who has embezzled or concealed some of the community effects is deprived of his or her share in the said effects.

Similarly, any spouse who has knowingly concealed the existence of a common debt must assume it definitively.

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Article 1477

Celui des époux qui aurait détourné ou recelé quelques effets de la communauté est privé de sa portion dans lesdits effets.

De même, celui qui aurait dissimulé sciemment l’existence d’une dette commune doit l’assumer définitivement.

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