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Article 911 of the French Civil Code

Any gift to a natural or legal person who is incapable of receiving free of charge is null and void, whether it is disguised in the form of an onerous contract or made in the name of interposed natural or legal persons.

In the absence of proof to the contrary, the father and mother, children and descendants, as well as the spouse of the incapable person, are presumed to be interposed persons.

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Article 911

Toute libéralité au profit d’une personne physique ou d’une personne morale, frappée d’une incapacité de recevoir à titre gratuit, est nulle, qu’elle soit déguisée sous la forme d’un contrat onéreux ou faite sous le nom de personnes interposées, physiques ou morales.

Sont présumés personnes interposées, jusqu’à preuve contraire, les père et mère, les enfants et descendants, ainsi que l’époux de la personne incapable.

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