Hi!

In France, there are strict rules.

All depends on your marriage contract.

You have reserved heirs, which you can not desinherit.

You can only dispose of a minority of your estate freely.

Here are the dearh duty rate according to the heirs:

Barème des droits de succession et de donation - Service-public.fr

But first come the allowances.

Here a table, which has been slightly improved since 1.1.2008

Comment calculer les droits de succession - Finances Personnelles

Yours,

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