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When the deceased leaves a specific legacy (a legatee receiving precisely designated items) and has children (forced heirs), the legatee must request delivery of the legacy from them (Art. 1014 Civil Code) to take possession of the inheritance.
No. Dividing an estate requires the participation of all heirs. The notary will suggest hiring a genealogist to locate your brother. If these efforts fail, the guardianship judge may, at your request and with supporting evidence of your brother’s disappearance, issue a judgment of presumption of absence (Art. 112 Civil…
No. Article L132-11 of the French Insurance Code provides that “where life insurance in the event of death has been taken out without the designation of a beneficiary, the guaranteed capital or annuity forms part of the policyholder’s estate or succession.” Therefore, if no beneficiary is named in the contract…
Yes. Only the notary who holds the will (to whom your father entrusted it) is the custodian of the original. As soon as he is informed of the testator’s death, he must immediately draw up a report of opening and condition of the will, specifying the circumstances of its deposit…
Yes. In accordance with Article 734 of the French Civil Code, in the absence of a surviving spouse, children and their descendants constitute the first order of heirs. Article 913-1 of the Civil Code specifies that all descendants are included under the term 'children,' “ even though they are to…