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Article 480

Du Partage et des Rapports

Succession Law
Titre XV: Des Successions (On Successions)
Chapitre VI: Du Partage et des Rapports (On Partition and Collation)

Chacun des cohéritiers peut demander sa part en nature des meubles et immeubles de la succession; néanmoins s'il y a des créanciers saisissans ou opposans, ou que la majorité des cohéritiers juge la vente nécessaire pour l'acquit des charges de la succession, ainsi que des dettes, les meubles seront vendus publiquement en la forme ordinaire.

Life lesson: Each co-heir may claim his share in kind — but creditors or a majority of co-heirs can force a public sale to pay debts.
Notes: Share in kind: each co-heir's right. Exception: seizing/opposing creditors or majority vote for sale to discharge debts → public sale. Cf. Code Napoléon Art. 826.
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