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Article 809 of the French Civil Code

The succession is vacant:

1° When no one appears to claim the succession and there is no known heir;

2° When all the known heirs have renounced the succession;

3° When, after the expiry of a period of six months since the opening of the succession, the known heirs have not opted, tacitly or expressly.

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Article 809

La succession est vacante :

1° Lorsqu’il ne se présente personne pour réclamer la succession et qu’il n’y a pas d’héritier connu ;

2° Lorsque tous les héritiers connus ont renoncé à la succession ;

3° Lorsque, après l’expiration d’un délai de six mois depuis l’ouverture de la succession, les héritiers connus n’ont pas opté, de manière tacite ou expresse.

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