The participation claim gives rise to a cash payment. If the debtor spouse encounters serious difficulties in paying it in full as soon as the liquidation is closed, the judges may grant him or her periods not exceeding five years, on condition that he or she provides security and pays interest.
The participation claim may, however, give rise to settlement in kind, either with the consent of both spouses or by virtue of a decision of the judge, if the debtor spouse provides evidence of serious difficulties that prevent him or her from paying it in money.
The settlement in kind provided for in the preceding paragraph is considered to be a partition operation where the property awarded was not included in the original estate or where the awarded spouse comes into the succession of the other.
The liquidation is not enforceable against the creditors of the spouses: they retain the right to seize the property awarded to the spouse of their debtor.