Frequently asked questions about Succession

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I am a legatee under a partition will. If I renounce it, does that mean I also renounce my parent’s estate?

Yes. Through a partition will, the testator divides and allocates their assets among their heirs. Allowing a legatee to renounce the will while accepting the estate as a legal heir would undermine the division intended by the deceased (Article 1079 of the French Civil Code).
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Both my grandparents died in a house fire. They were married without a contract. How will their estates be settled?

If two individuals die in the same event, and each was entitled to inherit from the other, as often occurs with spouses, each estate is settled according to the order of death (Art. 725-1 C. civ.). This order can be established by any means. If it is impossible to determine…
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My spouse has passed away, and we owned a principal residence together. I have heard about a tax allowance on the principal residence. Is this correct?

Yes. Article 764 bis of the French General Tax Code provides that, for the purposes of the inheritance tax return, a 20% allowance is applied to the market value of the deceased’s principal residence, provided that the property is occupied by certain specified persons, in particular the surviving spouse on…
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I am French and have lived in Germany for 8 years. I want to sell a house I inherited in France. Will I pay capital gains tax?

, if y Noou meet these conditions (Article 150 U II-2° CGI): You were tax resident in France for at least two years. The property is residential. The sale occurs within 10 years of moving abroad. The exemption applies only once and up to €150,000 in net gains.
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