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Article 760 of the French Civil Code

Failing agreement between the parties, the application for conversion is submitted to the judge. It may be introduced until the final partition.

If he grants the conversion application, the judge determines the amount of the annuity, the security to be provided by the debtor co-heirs, and the type of indexation suitable for maintaining the initial equivalence of the annuity to the usufruct.

However, the judge may not order, against the spouse’s wishes, the conversion of the usufruct on the dwelling he or she occupies as his or her principal residence, or on the furniture furnishing it.

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Article 760

A défaut d’accord entre les parties, la demande de conversion est soumise au juge. Elle peut être introduite jusqu’au partage définitif.

S’il fait droit à la demande de conversion, le juge détermine le montant de la rente, les sûretés que devront fournir les cohéritiers débiteurs, ainsi que le type d’indexation propre à maintenir l’équivalence initiale de la rente à l’usufruit.

Toutefois, le juge ne peut ordonner contre la volonté du conjoint la conversion de l’usufruit portant sur le logement qu’il occupe à titre de résidence principale, ainsi que sur le mobilier le garnissant.

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