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Law Governing Matrimonial Regimes, Donations, and Successions

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The law governs matrimonial property regimes, donations, and successions within a family and inheritances. The law stipulates that land ownership is transferred by inheritance like any other immovable property. The sharing of land property follows the same rules as those applicable to the sharing of other types of property. It However prohibits the subdivision of the land intended for agricultural and livestock activities.