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FranceCivil
Family fight over how to value a gifted apartment
- Court
- Cour de cassation
- Decided
- Sep 9, 2026
- Citation
- 24-21.254
- Judges
- Mme Champalaune (présidente)
AI breakdown
- A son and his sister argue over the valuation of an apartment their late father gifted him, affecting the inheritance.
- The court decided the value should be based on the date of the father's death, not when the apartment was later sold.
- This respects the father's intent to deviate from standard inheritance rules, valuing the property at the time of his death.
Outcome
Cassation partielle
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