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Article 1501 of the French Civil Code

Creditors may not be prejudiced by the distribution of pre-marital liabilities or liabilities arising from successions and gifts. They retain, in all cases, the right to seize the assets that previously formed their pledge. They may even pursue payment against the whole of the community where their debtor’s furniture has been merged into the joint estate and can no longer be identified in accordance with the rules of Article 1402.

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Article 1501

La répartition du passif antérieur au mariage ou grevant les successions et libéralités ne peut préjudicier aux créanciers. Ils conservent, dans tous les cas, le droit de saisir les biens qui formaient auparavant leur gage. Ils peuvent même poursuivre leur paiement sur l’ensemble de la communauté lorsque le mobilier de leur débiteur a été confondu dans le patrimoine commun et ne peut plus être identifié selon les règles de l’article 1402.

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