By a decision of September 5, 2018 (No. 17-26.010), the First Civil Division of the French Supreme Court confirms that an authentic will, which is void in its form under French domestic law, may nevertheless be valid as an international will and thus can produce all its effects. But that’s not all. The Supreme CourtLire la suite « Validity of an international will and « equivalence of conditions » »
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International Estate. Determining the deceased’s habitual residence
By a decision of 29 May 2019 (No. 18-13.383), the First Civil Division of the French Supreme Court specifies the criteria to be used to determine the place of habitual residence of the deceased in order to establish jurisdiction of the courts called upon to rule on his Estate. First of all, it should beLire la suite « International Estate. Determining the deceased’s habitual residence »
Inheritance – Foreign law and concept of hereditary reserved share of the Estate
A foreign law that ignores the concept of hereditary reserved share of the Estate (« réserve héréditaire ») is not in itself contrary to French international public policy By two decisions of September 27, 2017 (Nos. 16-17198 and 16-13151), the First Civil Division of the French Supreme Court ruled on the application to an Estate of aLire la suite « Inheritance – Foreign law and concept of hereditary reserved share of the Estate »
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