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Article 401

Des divers Ordres des Successions

Succession Law
Titre XV: Des Successions (On Successions)
Chapitre III: Des divers Ordres des Successions (On the Various Orders of Succession)

Cette division une fois opérée entre les lignes paternelles et maternelles, il ne s'en fait plus entre les diverses branches; la moitié dévolue à chaque ligne, appartenant à l'héritier ou aux héritiers les plus proches en degré, excepté le cas de la représentation, ainsi qu'il sera dit ci-après.

Life lesson: Within each line, the closest in degree takes all — no further splitting among branches. Representation is the only exception.
Notes: Within-line succession: no further branch division; closest in degree takes the half. Exception: representation (Art. 406 ff.). Proximity of degree prevails. Cf. Code Napoléon Art. 734.
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