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Article 828 of the French Civil Code

Where the debtor of a balancing payment has obtained deferred payment and, as a result of economic circumstances, the value of the property due to him has increased or decreased by more than one quarter since the partition, the sums remaining due shall increase or decrease in the same proportion, unless the parties exclude this variation.

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Article 828

Lorsque le débiteur d’une soulte a obtenu des délais de paiement et que, par suite des circonstances économiques, la valeur des biens qui lui sont échus a augmenté ou diminué de plus du quart depuis le partage, les sommes restant dues augmentent ou diminuent dans la même proportion, sauf exclusion de cette variation par les parties.

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