Failing an amicable agreement, the joint ownership of any agricultural, commercial, industrial, craft or liberal enterprise, which was operated by the deceased or his spouse, may be maintained under the conditions set by the court at the request of the persons mentioned in Article 822.
Where applicable, the application to maintain indivision may relate to corporate rights.
The court decides on the basis of the interests involved and the means of existence that the family can derive from the undivided property.
The maintenance of undivided ownership remains possible even where the business includes items of which the heir or spouse was already the owner or co-owner before the opening of the succession.