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French Inheritance Law Confusion | France News
France’s new 2021 inheritance law is stirring confusion for Brits with English-willed estates, potentially forcing foreign wills to comply with French child-protection rules — unless the foreign law already offers equivalent protections, like England’s 1975 Inheritance Act. The European Commission has now closed its case after France clarified that such laws qualify as “functional equivalents,” but notaries remain divided on how to apply it. If your notaire is unsure, cite the official EU letter and legal publications — or switch to a specialist notaire in private international law. Listen in…
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