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Article 738 of the French Civil Code

Where the father and mother survive and the deceased has no descendants but brothers and sisters or their descendants, one quarter of the estate devolves to each of the father and mother and the remaining half to the brothers and sisters or their descendants.

Where only one of the father and mother survives, one quarter of the estate devolves to that father and three quarters to the brothers and sisters or their descendants.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article 738

Lorsque les père et mère survivent au défunt et que celui-ci n’a pas de postérité, mais des frères et soeurs ou des descendants de ces derniers, la succession est dévolue, pour un quart, à chacun des père et mère et, pour la moitié restante, aux frères et soeurs ou à leurs descendants.

Lorsqu’un seul des père et mère survit, la succession est dévolue pour un quart à celui-ci et pour trois quarts aux frères et soeurs ou à leurs descendants.

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