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Article 1873-13 of the French Civil Code

The undivided co-owners may agree that, on the death of one of them, each of the survivors may acquire the share of the deceased, or that the surviving spouse, or any other designated heir, may have it allocated to them on condition that it is taken into account in the estate according to its value at the time of acquisition or allocation.

If several undivided co-owners or several heirs simultaneously exercise their option to acquire or allocate, they are deemed, unless otherwise agreed, to acquire the deceased’s share together in proportion to their respective rights in the undivided co-ownership or the estate.

The provisions of this article may not prejudice the application of the provisions of articles 831 to 832-2.

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Article 1873-13

Les indivisaires peuvent convenir qu’au décès de l’un d’eux, chacun des survivants pourra acquérir la quote-part du défunt, ou que le conjoint survivant, ou tout autre héritier désigné, pourra se la faire attribuer à charge d’en tenir compte à la succession d’après sa valeur à l’époque de l’acquisition ou de l’attribution.

Si plusieurs indivisaires ou plusieurs héritiers exercent simultanément leur faculté d’acquisition ou d’attribution, ils sont réputés, sauf convention contraire, acquérir ensemble la part du défunt à proportion de leurs droits respectifs dans l’indivision ou la succession.

Les dispositions du présent article ne peuvent préjudicier à l’application des dispositions des articles 831 à 832-2.

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