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English and French Wills

You can do a French will under French law and just need to ensure the right wording so that the surviving spouse has no hassle. If you were married in the UK the it will have been under a regime of separation des biens, rather than the French way of everything held in common.

English and French Wills

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You can do a French will under French law and just need to ensure the right wording so that the surviving spouse has no hassle.

If you were married in the UK the it will have been under a regime of separation des biens, rather than the French way of everything held in common.

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You can do a French will under French law and just need to ensure the right wording so that the surviving spouse has no hassle. If you were married in the UK the it will have been under a regime of separation des biens, rather than the French way of everything held in common.

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