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Article 757 of the French Civil Code

If the predeceased spouse leaves children or descendants, the surviving spouse receives, at his or her option, the usufruct of the whole of the existing property or ownership of a quarter of the property where all the children are descended from both spouses and ownership of a quarter where there are one or more children who are not descended from both spouses.

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Article 757

Si l’époux prédécédé laisse des enfants ou descendants, le conjoint survivant recueille, à son choix, l’usufruit de la totalité des biens existants ou la propriété du quart des biens lorsque tous les enfants sont issus des deux époux et la propriété du quart en présence d’un ou plusieurs enfants qui ne sont pas issus des deux époux.

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