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Article 1413 of the French Civil Code

The payment of debts for which each spouse is liable, for whatever reason, during the community, may always be pursued out of the community property, unless there has been fraud on the part of the debtor spouse and bad faith on the part of the creditor, except for the reward due to the community if applicable.

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Article 1413

Le paiement des dettes dont chaque époux est tenu, pour quelque cause que ce soit, pendant la communauté, peut toujours être poursuivi sur les biens communs, à moins qu’il n’y ait eu fraude de l’époux débiteur et mauvaise foi du créancier, sauf la récompense due à la communauté s’il y a lieu.

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