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Article 791 of the French Civil Code

Acceptance up to the net assets gives the heir the advantage:

1° Of avoiding the confusion of his personal property with that of the succession;

2° Of retaining against it all the rights he previously had over the deceased’s property;

3° Of being liable for payment of the succession’s debts only up to the value of the property he has received.

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Article 791

L’acceptation à concurrence de l’actif net donne à l’héritier l’avantage :

1° D’éviter la confusion de ses biens personnels avec ceux de la succession ;

2° De conserver contre celle-ci tous les droits qu’il avait antérieurement sur les biens du défunt ;

3° De n’être tenu au paiement des dettes de la succession que jusqu’à concurrence de la valeur des biens qu’il a recueillis.

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