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Adoption of the Law Aiming to Reduce and Regulate Bank Fees on Estates
26 August 2025
Estates: Certain Banking Procedures Will Become Free of Charge, Subject to Asset Thresholds or Heirs’ Circumstances
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It depends. The law stipulates that daughters-in-law and sons-in-law are obliged to help their parents-in-law materially and financially as part of the obligation to provide support (art. 206 C. civ.). The death of your husband does not terminate this obligation (Lyon Jan. 25, 1967). On the other hand, if you…
Yes, but… In a dismembered capitalisation contract, the usufructuary has the right to manage the contract and to make redemptions (partial or total) without the bare owner’s consent (Article 578 of the French Civil Code), unless otherwise stipulated. However, upon termination of the usufruct, the usufructuary must return to the…
No. Article 780 of the Civil Code provides that you have 10 years from his death to manifest your intention to inherit, unless you had "legitimate reasons for being unaware of the birth of [your] right, mainly the opening of the succession [the death]”.
No. In principle, the law provides that education costs are not reportable to the estate (article 852 of the Civil Code), just like the costs of food, maintenance, learning, ordinary equipment costs, wedding gifts and usual gifts. However, this legal exemption from reporting to the estate only applies if your…
No. You may be the only one to opt for deferred payment of inheritance tax. However, it is imperative that your brothers give their express agreement to this request, and that they declare that they have been informed that, in the event of default on your part, they remain liable…