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French Civil Code
- Book III: Different ways of acquiring property
  - Title I: Inheritance
    - Chapter IV: Option of the heir
      - Section 3: Acceptance of the succession up to the amount of the net assets.
        Paragraph 1: Procedures for acceptance of the succession up to the amount of the net assets.

Article 787 of the French Civil Code

Article 787 of the French Civil Code

November 7, 2023
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An heir may declare that he intends to assume this capacity only up to the amount of the net assets.

Original in French 🇫🇷

Article 787

Un héritier peut déclarer qu’il n’entend prendre cette qualité qu’à concurrence de l’actif net.

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