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Who owns the furniture in a usufructuary apartment?

Gift-sharing: My wife owns a house, while her mother has the usufruct of one of the 2 apartments. Who will own the furniture when her mother dies? the bare owner or the heirs? If the gift concerns real estate, the furniture is not included in the gift unless this was…
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I am in joint ownership (indivision) with my brothers over a real estate property located in Corsica, following the death of our mother. I understand that if my brother buys out our shares, we may be exempt from the partition duty. Is this correct?

Reminder: The partition duty is levied by the French tax administration when co-owners agree to terminate the joint ownership by allocating the jointly owned property to one of them. Except in specific cases, this duty is set at 2.5% of the net value of the assets being divided. Answer: Yes…
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My father has just died. I am the beneficiary of a life insurance policy he had taken out. The insurance company is charging me for “carrying out its search obligations.” Is it allowed to do so?

No. The insurer cannot charge fees for fulfilling its legal search obligations (Insurance Code, Article L.132-5, para. 3, final part).
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