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Article 798 of the French Civil Code

Without prejudice to the rights of creditors with securities, the creditors of the succession and the legatees of sums of money may only pursue recovery from the assets collected from the succession which have not been retained or disposed of under the conditions provided for in Article 793.

The heir’s personal creditors may not pursue recovery of their claims against these assets until the end of the period provided for in article 792 and after the succession creditors and legatees have been paid in full.

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Article 798

Sans préjudice des droits des créanciers munis de sûretés, les créanciers de la succession et les légataires de sommes d’argent ne peuvent poursuivre le recouvrement que sur les biens recueillis de la succession qui n’ont été ni conservés ni aliénés dans les conditions prévues à l’article 793.

Les créanciers personnels de l’héritier ne peuvent poursuivre le recouvrement de leurs créances sur ces biens qu’à l’issue du délai prévu à l’article 792 et après le désintéressement intégral des créanciers successoraux et des légataires.

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