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No. The insurer cannot charge fees for fulfilling its legal search obligations (Insurance Code, Article L.132-5, para. 3, final part).

The notary refuses to include this in the deed of gift. Why? In accordance with article 951 of the Civil Code, "the donor may mention the right of return of the objects donated either in the case of the death of the donee alone, or in the event of the…

Maitre Boris VIENNE, notary in Cornebarrieu (Haute-Garonne), responds live on RMC's "NEUMANN/LECHYPRE" program.

...take over her lease. Is it possible? It depends . Indeed, on the death of the tenant, the rental contract can be transferred to the descendants who lived with him for at least one year on the date of death (art. 14 law n ° 89-462 of July 6, 1989)…

No. The law does not recognize the surviving civil partner as a legal heir, unlike the surviving spouse. Therefore, if you want your partner to be your (sole) heir, you will need to make a will to that effect. This can be drafted by a notary (authentic form) or by…

Frequently asked questions about Succession

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My father has just died. I am the beneficiary of a life insurance policy he had taken out. The insurance company is charging me for “carrying out its search obligations.” Is it allowed to do so?

My grandfather plans to give me one of his plots of land that I farm. He wants to include a right of return for my sister so that the land does not revert to my wife on my death.

With no contact with my mother, am I still her heir if she dies?

My parents having had 4 children, they obtained social housing with 5 rooms about thirty years ago. After the death of my father, my mother stayed in this apartment, and I came to live with her a year and a half ago. She passed away and I want to (...)

I am in a civil union (PACS). If I die, will my partner inherit my assets as we have no children?