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Legitime Charts

The document outlines inheritance laws governing testamentary and intestate succession in France. It specifies the legitimate shares of surviving spouses, legitimate and illegitimate children, parents and collateral relatives from an estate under different circumstances such as the presence of a will or absence of direct descendants. The shares are presented numerically, e.g. 1/2, 1/3, with the highest shares going to legitimate children and surviving spouses in both testate and intestate succession.

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Legitime Charts

The document outlines inheritance laws governing testamentary and intestate succession in France. It specifies the legitimate shares of surviving spouses, legitimate and illegitimate children, parents and collateral relatives from an estate under different circumstances such as the presence of a will or absence of direct descendants. The shares are presented numerically, e.g. 1/2, 1/3, with the highest shares going to legitimate children and surviving spouses in both testate and intestate succession.

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LEGITIMES ON TESTAMENTARY SUCCESSION

ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN- 1/3 ILLEGITIMATE PARENTS ALONE- 1/2

SURVIVING SPOUSES- 1/3 SURVIVING SPOUSE ALONE- 1/2,

1/3,

1/2

ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN- 1/4 LEGITIMATE CHILD ALONE- 1/2

SURVIVING SPOUSE- 1/8

LEGITIMATE PARENTS- 1/2

ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN- 1/4 1 LEGITIMATE CHILD- 1/2

LEGITIMATE SPOUSE- 1/2 SURVIVING SPOUSE- 1/4

LEGITIMATE PARENTS- 1/2 2 or more LEGITIMATE 1/2


CHILDREN-
SAME AS 1
SURVIVING SPOUSE- 1/4 SURVIVING SPOUSE- LEGITIMATE CHILD

ILLEGITIMATE PARENTS- 1/4 LEGITIMATE CHILD- 1/2 OF ESTATE

SURVIVING SPOUSE- 1/4 1/2 OF EACH


LEGITIMATE CHILD
ILLEGITIMATE CHILD ALONE- 1/2 ILLEGITIMATE CHILD-
(under FC)
LEGITIMATE PARENTS ALONE- 1/2

LEGITIMES ON INTESTATE SUCCESSION


ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN- 1/2 SURVIVING SPOUSE ALONE- ALL

SURVIVING SPOUSES- 1/2

ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN- 1/4 LEGITIMATE PARENTS ALONE- ALL

SURVIVING SPOUSE- 1/4

LEGITIMATE PARENTS- 1/2

ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN- 1/2 ILLEGITIMATE PARENTS ALONE- ALL

LEGITIMATE SPOUSE- 1/2

LEGITIMATE PARENTS- 1/2 SURVIVING SPOUSE ALONE- ALL

SURVIVING SPOUSE- 1/2

ILLEGITIMATE PARENTS- 1/2 LEGITIMATE CHILD ALONE- ALL

SURVIVING SPOUSE- 1/2

BROTHERS, SISTERS, NEPHEWS, and


NIECES- 1/2 1 LEGITIMATE CHILD- 1/2

SURVIVING CHILD- 1/2

2 OR MORE LEGITIMATE CHILD, CONSIDER SPOUSE AS 1


LEGITIMATE CHILD and
SURVIVING SPOUSE- DIVIDE ESTATE BY
TOTAL NUMBER.

LEGITIMES ON TESTATE SUCCESSION

RELATIVE SURVIVING LEGITIMATE SURVIVING ILLEGITIMATE LEGITIMATE ILLEGITIMATE


CHILDREN AND SPOUSE CHILDREN PARENTS AND PARENTS
DESCENDANTS ASCENDANTS

 LEGITIMATE CHILDREN ALONE 1/2 divided by the X X X X


number of children

 ONE LEGITIMATE CHILD 1/2 1/4 X X X

 SURVIVING SPOUSE

 TWO/MORE LEGITIMATE 1/2 divided by the Same as 1 1/2 of each X x


legitimate legitimate child
CHILDREN number of children child (fress disposal)

 SURVIVING SPOUSE

 ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN

 SURVIVING SPOUSE X 1/3 1/3 X x

 ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN

 LEGITIMATE PARENTS/
ASCENDANTS
X 1/8 1/8 1/2 x
 SURVIVING SPOUSE

 ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN

 LEGITIMATE PARENTS ALONE X X X 1/2 x

 ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN ALONE X X 1/2 X x

 SURVIVING SPOUSE ALONE X 1/2, 1/3, 1/2 X X x

 LEGITIMATE PARENTS X 1/4 X 1/2 x

 SURVIVING SPOUSE

 ILLEGITIMATE PARENTS ALONE X X X X 1/2

 ILLEGITIMATE PARENTS X 1/4 X X 1/4


 SURVIVING SPOUSE

LEGITIMES ON INTESTATE SUCCESSION

SURVIVORS LEGITIMATE ILLEGITIMATE SURVIVING SPOUSE LEGITIMATE ILLEGITIMATE BROTHERS, OTHER STATE
CHILDREN & CHILDREN & PARENTS & PARENTS SISTERS, COLLATERAL
DESCENDANTS DESCENDANT ASCENDANTS NEPHEWS, RELATIVES
NIECES

 LEGITIMATE CHILDREN ALL X X X X X X X

 DESCENDANTS ALONE

 LEGITIMATE CHILDREN PROPORTION OF 10:5 PROVIDED LEGITIMES X X X X X X


IF LEGITIMATE CHILDREN ARE NOT IMPAIRED
 ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN

 LEGITIMATE CHILDREN SAME SAME SAME AS 1 X X X X X


LEGITIMATE CHILD
 ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN

 SURVIVING SPOUSE

 ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN X ALL X X X X X X


ALONE
 ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN X 1/2 1/2 X X X X X

 SURVIVING SPOUSE

 SURVIVING SPOUSE X X ALL X X X X X


ALONE

 ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN X 1/4 1/4 1/2 X X X X

 SURVIVING SPOUSE

 LEGITIMATE PARENTS

 LEGITIMATE PARENTS X X 1/2 1/2 X X X X

 SURVIVING SPOUSE

 LEGITIMATE PARENTS X X X ALL X X X X


ALONE

 SURVIVING SPOUSE X X 1/2 X 1/2 X X X

 ILLEGITIMATE PARENTS

 ILLEGITIMATE PARENTS X X X X ALL X X X


ALONE

 SURVIVING SPOUSE, BROS, X X 1/2 X X 1/2 X X


SISS, NEPHEWS, NIECES
ALONE

 BROS, SISSES, NEPHEWS, X X X X X ALL X X


NIECES ALONE
 OTHER COLLATERALS X X X X X X ALL X

 STATE X X X X X X X ALL

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