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Article 771 of the French Civil Code

The heir may not be forced to opt before the expiry of a period of four months from the opening of the succession.

At the expiry of this period, he may be summoned, by extrajudicial act, to take sides at the initiative of a creditor of the succession, a co-heir, an heir of subsequent rank or the State.

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Article 771

L’héritier ne peut être contraint à opter avant l’expiration d’un délai de quatre mois à compter de l’ouverture de la succession.

A l’expiration de ce délai, il peut être sommé, par acte extrajudiciaire, de prendre parti à l’initiative d’un créancier de la succession, d’un cohéritier, d’un héritier de rang subséquent ou de l’Etat.

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