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Article 1581 of the French Civil Code

In stipulating participation in acquests, the spouses may adopt any clauses not contrary to articles 1387, 1388 and 1389.

In particular, they may agree to an unequal sharing clause, or stipulate that the survivor of them, or one of them if he or she survives, will be entitled to all the net acquests made by the other.

It may also be agreed between the spouses that whichever of them has a participation claim against the other when the regime is liquidated may demand dation in payment of certain of his or her spouse’s assets, if he or she establishes that he or she has an essential interest in having them awarded to him or her.

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Article 1581

En stipulant la participation aux acquêts, les époux peuvent adopter toutes clauses non contraires aux articles 1387, 1388 et 1389.

Ils peuvent notamment convenir d’une clause de partage inégal, ou stipuler que le survivant d’eux ou l’un d’eux s’il survit, aura droit à la totalité des acquêts nets faits par l’autre.

Il peut également être convenu entre les époux que celui d’entre eux qui, lors de la liquidation du régime, aura envers l’autre une créance de participation, pourra exiger la dation en paiement de certains biens de son conjoint, s’il établit qu’il a un intérêt essentiel à se les faire attribuer.

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