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The Court confirms that a spouse subject to a separate property matrimonial regime, who has contributed to the financing of an indivisible asset in excess of his or her ownership share, may be entitled to a claim for reimbursement, provided that the origin of the funds and their application to the acquisition of the asset in question are clearly established. The Court further dismisses the contention that such disproportionate financing, combined with equal ownership shares,

Wealth Management Engineering, No. 1, January 2026, JFA Publishing Bringing before a court a claim relating exclusively to questions of jurisdiction, applicable law, or the validity of a legal situation arising in a foreign jurisdiction is a long-established practice whose judicial implementation currently requires navigating several procedural hurdles under existing legislation, notwithstanding the considerable utility of such declaratory relief. Beyond the limited scenarios

The qualification and liquidation treatment of profit-sharing schemes for company management under the community property regime is currently the subject of considerable uncertainty. The purpose of profit-sharing is to provide remuneration, but as the expected profit is deferred, it is difficult to identify the period of work to be remunerated; if a divorce occurs between the various stages of share acquisition, what criteria should be used for matrimonial classification and

Divorce action brought in France to oppose recognition of a Lebanese divorce judgment.

On November 22, 2023, the First Civil Chamber of the Court of Cassation confirmed the validity of a holographic will lacking a handwritten date, given that intrinsic elements supported by extrinsic evidence allowed the approximate period of its drafting to be deduced. This case reflects a flexible interpretation of Article 970 of the Civil Code, whereby the lack of a date does not necessarily render a will invalid, as long as the rights of the parties are respected and the te

On 13 July 13 2022, the First Civil Chamber of the Court of Cassation issued a significant decision in a dispute concerning the reduction of a universal legacy. The Court reaffirmed a strict application of Article 924 of the Civil Code: when a gift exceeds the disposable portion of the estate, compensating the forced heirs is mandatory, regardless of the choices made by the beneficiary. This decision emphasizes the importance of a thorough analysis of testamentary provisions