Succession law, hereditary reserve, legacy reduction, universal legacy, donation inter vivos, reduction indemnity, reserved share, quotité disponible
A detailed analysis of the hereditary reserve and reduction of legacies in a succession case involving three children and a universal legacy to a third party.
[...] Verification of the hereditary reserve and reduction of legacies In law : Determination of the available and reserved quotas : In accordance with Article 913: - in the presence of a child, the reserved inheritance is ½ and the available quota is ½ - in the presence of two children, the reserved inheritance is 2/3 and the available quota is 1/3 - in the presence of three children and more, the reserved inheritance is ¾ and the available quota is ¼ In this case, the deceased leaves 3 children so the RH = quota QD = quota Mass of calculation of the reserved inheritance : According to Article 922 of the Civil Code, the mass of calculation of the reserved inheritance (MCRH) is composed as follows: ? MCRH = (existing assets - debts) + legacies [death value] In this case, - Exposé of the estate : We ignore the exact composition of the estate. However, we can expose the following distribution: a. Existing assets: 0 (reduced from the universal legacy to Patrick) b. Debts: 0 (deducted from the universal legacy to Patrick) c. Liberalities: i. [...]
[...] The hereditary reserve of descendants Case Study - The Hereditary Reserve of Descendants The deceased passed away on October leaving behind three children Alice, Aline, and Aurore. He appointed universal legatee an old friend, Patrick, by the same will, he bequeathed to Aurore, outside of the share, his collection of ivory (valued at 8,000 euros on the day of death and whose value has not evolved) In 2000, he made a donation to Alice in advance of a share of a collection car, which was worth 30,000 euros at the time. [...]
[...] Then, article 734 calls the deceased's parents in 4 hierarchical orders of heirs: [...]
[...] of existing assets - 10,000? of debt) Total generosity: 120,000? - Calculation of the MCRH : MCRH = 0 + 120,000 MCRH = 120,000 - Application of the quotas, QD, RHG, RHI on MCRH: We know that the DCJ leaves two HR so the quotas occur in the following way: RHG = 3/4 x MCRH ; RHI = 1/4 x MCRH ; QD = 1/4 x MCRH = ¾ x ; = ¼ x 120,000 ; = ¼ x 120,000 = 96 000 ; = 30 000 ; = 30 000 Qualification and fictitious imputation of donations: [...]
[...] In this case, there are three heirs at equal degree coming to the partition of the succession: Part successorale = MAP / 3 = / 3 = 52 102 Each of the three heirs of the deceased, Alice, Aline and Aurore, are entitled to a successor's share of ?52,102. Relationships and imputation of legacies: The legacies made in advance of the successor's share granted to an heir who accepts the succession must be reported to the succession in their share value (art and 860). The relationships are established in principle in less taking (art. 858): the reportable legacies will be deducted from the successor's share of the gratified. [...]
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