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Article 914-1 of the French Civil Code

Gifts, by inter vivos deeds or by will, may not exceed three quarters of the property if, in the absence of descendants, the deceased leaves a surviving spouse who is not divorced.

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Article 914-1

Les libéralités, par actes entre vifs ou par testament, ne pourront excéder les trois quarts des biens si, à défaut de descendant, le défunt laisse un conjoint survivant, non divorcé.

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