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Updated on Monday 15 December 2025

Donation: risks related to manual donations

It is possible to give a sum of money to one of your children informally. However, be careful. This "manual donation" must comply with certain legal and taxation rules and could trigger a family clash, if it is carried out, without any prior reflection.

Updated on Tuesday 8 February 2022

Donation between spouses (or donation to the last survivor)

Donation between spouses (or donation to the last survivor) helps improve the spouse’s rights in terms of inheritance. The donation between spouses is an excellent way to protect your spouse. Get more information from your notary.

Updated on Monday 2 June 2025

Successive gift

A successive gift is, first and foremost, a gift, that is, an act “by which a person freely transfers all or part of their property or rights to another person,” in a present and irrevocable manner (meaning the donor cannot reclaim the property or right once given).

Updated on Wednesday 1 April 2026

Inheritance: donation-partage and intergenerational donation

Donation - partage allows you to organize the sharing of your assets, during your lifetime. It can be granted for the benefit of one’s children, but also of grandchildren as part of an intergenerational donation-sharing

Updated on Wednesday 28 June 2023

Make a bequest to a foundation or an association

You have the right to leave all or part of your inheritance, to a structure of general interest which, due to you, will be able to pursue its humanitarian, social, educational, research missions, in the medium and long term.

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No. The reduction of 100,000 euros is applicable in relations between ascendants and their children (art. 779 CGI). Article 786 of the General Tax Code specifies that, except in special cases, the relationship resulting from a simple adoption is not taken into account for the collection of transfer du-ties free…

No. Gifts are, in principle, irrevocable (Article 894 of the Civil Code). However, certain legal exceptions exist. For instance, a gift may be revoked in cases of ingratitude (Articles 953 and 955 of the Civil Code).

Yes. It is always possible to make a donation, regardless of your age. However, the beneficiaries of the donation will not be able to benefit from the special allo-wance of 31,865 euros applicable to donations of sums of money (from article 790 G of the General Tax Code) granted in…

Yes. A future protection mandate does not prevent the protected person from disposing of their property with the assistance of their agent. However, Article 490 paragraph 2 of the Civil Code requires the agent to obtain the authorization of the guardianship judge to "perform a disposition act for free." The…

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Donation: risks related to manual donations

Donation between spouses (or donation to the last survivor)

Successive gift

Inheritance: donation-partage and intergenerational donation

Make a bequest to a foundation or an association

A question ? Need help ?

My sister borrowed €20,000 from my mother but she won't give it back. We are 8 children. What can I do to get her money back?

I would like to make a donation to the child I adopted as part of a simple adoption. Can he benefit from the reduction of 100,000 euros?

After an argument with my daughter, I want to revoke a gift I made to her. Is that possible?

I would like to donate a sum of money to my grandchildren, but I am 82 years old, is it still possible?

My father is under a notarized future protection mandate. I am the agent. He intended to make a donation but could not do so before this measure was implemented. Is it still possible ?