Make a donation
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Updated on Monday 15 December 2025
Donation: risks related to manual donations
It is possible to give a sum of money to one of your children informally. However, be careful. This "manual donation" must comply with certain legal and taxation rules and could trigger a family clash, if it is carried out, without any prior reflection.
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Updated on Tuesday 8 February 2022
Donation between spouses (or donation to the last survivor)
Donation between spouses (or donation to the last survivor) helps improve the spouse’s rights in terms of inheritance. The donation between spouses is an excellent way to protect your spouse. Get more information from your notary.
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Updated on Monday 2 June 2025
Successive gift
A successive gift is, first and foremost, a gift, that is, an act “by which a person freely transfers all or part of their property or rights to another person,” in a present and irrevocable manner (meaning the donor cannot reclaim the property or right once given).
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Updated on Friday 5 January 2024
Inheritance: donation-partage and intergenerational donation
Donation - partage allows you to organize the sharing of your assets, during your lifetime. It can be granted for the benefit of one’s children, but also of grandchildren as part of an intergenerational donation-sharing
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Updated on Wednesday 28 June 2023
Make a bequest to a foundation or an association
You have the right to leave all or part of your inheritance, to a structure of general interest which, due to you, will be able to pursue its humanitarian, social, educational, research missions, in the medium and long term.
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A question ? Need help ?
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No. The €31,865 allowance applies only to gifts made during the donor’s lifetime by grandparents to their grandchildren, as provided under Article 790 B, paragraph 1 of the French General Tax Code. In the context of inheritance, your grandson will only benefit from a €1,594 allowance, which is the standard…
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Yes. It is entirely possible to make a donation to your minor grandchildren. This donation must be accepted by their legal administrators (their parents), in accordance with Article 935 of the Civil Code. However, you can specify in the donation act that the donated assets be managed by a third…
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Yes. Article 924-4 of the French Civil Code stipulates that heirs with reserved rights may bring an action for reduction or revendication against third parties holding real estate that was donated and subsequently disposed of by the recipient. In practical terms, if your father's gift encroaches on your brothers' and…
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Yes. Grandparents can accept gifts on behalf of their grandchildren, even if the parents are still alive (Article 935 of the Civil Code).
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The notary’s fees are calculated based on the full ownership value of the property, even if you retain the usufruct. This is provided for under Article A444-67 of the French Commercial Code.