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Article 837 of the French Civil Code

If an undivided co-owner is in default, without nevertheless being in one of the cases provided for in article 836, he may, at the request of a co-partitioner, be given formal notice, by extrajudicial act, to be represented at the amicable partition.

If the undivided co-owner fails to appoint a proxy within three months of the formal notice, a co-divider may ask the court to appoint any qualified person to represent the defaulting co-owner until the division has been completed. This person may only consent to the partition with the authorisation of the judge.

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Article 837

Si un indivisaire est défaillant, sans qu’il soit néanmoins dans l’un des cas prévus à l’article 836, il peut, à la diligence d’un copartageant, être mis en demeure, par acte extrajudiciaire, de se faire représenter au partage amiable.

Faute pour cet indivisaire d’avoir constitué mandataire dans les trois mois de la mise en demeure, un copartageant peut demander au juge de désigner toute personne qualifiée qui représentera le défaillant jusqu’à la réalisation complète du partage. Cette personne ne peut consentir au partage qu’avec l’autorisation du juge.

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