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Doubt stirs up tensions, especially among siblings when parents pay one of the children money without explaining in what capacity they do so.
"Donation, loan, alimony?
Financial support for a child can take different forms.
We must choose and formalize the chosen option to avoid disputes over the nature of the assistance provided, ”
recommends Christine Valence, wealth engineer at BNP Private Bank.
In order to prove that it is a loan, the civil code also requires a writing as a means of proof (art. 1359).
Without this document specifying in figures and letters the amount loaned, it is in principle futile to go to court.
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However, the law provides for exceptions, especially when it is morally impossible to obtain (art. 1360 of the civil code).
“This targets a very small family circle, in which money relations are taboo.
Apart from the couple and the parents with their children, the judges admit it
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