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Article 859 of the French Civil Code

The heir also has the option of bringing back in kind the donated property that still belongs to him, provided that the property is free of any charge or occupation with which it was not already encumbered at the time of the donation.

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Article 859

L’héritier a aussi la faculté de rapporter en nature le bien donné qui lui appartient encore à condition que ce bien soit libre de toute charge ou occupation dont il n’aurait pas déjà été grevé à l’époque de la donation.

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