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Article 1515 of the French Civil Code

It may be agreed in the marriage contract that the survivor of the spouses, or one of them if he or she survives, shall be entitled to take from the community, before any partition, either a certain sum, certain property in kind, or a certain quantity of a specified species of property.

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Article 1515

Il peut être convenu, dans le contrat de mariage, que le survivant des époux, ou l’un d’eux s’il survit, sera autorisé à prélever sur la communauté, avant tout partage, soit une certaine somme, soit certains biens en nature, soit une certaine quantité d’une espèce déterminée de biens.

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