In re Thompson v [1989] JLR 184 (15 May 1989)

Article 15 of the Loi (1891) sur le Partage d'Heritages applies, depriving the principal heir of droit d'aînesse and requiring division of acquêts among heirs in specified shares based on blood relation.

Citation: [1989] JLR 184
Parties: Deceased: Thompson
Jurisdiction: Jersey
Judgment Date: 15 May 1989
Procedural Posture: Succession/intestacy / Judgment
Outcome: application granted
Legal Topics: Intestacy, Collateral Succession, Division of Acquêts, Droit D'aînesse

Succession Law Intestacy Collateral Succession Division of Acquêts Droit D'aînesse

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Parties

Thompson

Deceased

Procedural Posture

Succession/intestacy / Judgment

Legal Issues

1 Whether Loi (1891) sur le Partage d'Heritages, art. 15 deprives the principal heir of droit d'aînesse in the presence of half-brothers or half-sisters and mandates division of acquêts among heirs of full and half blood

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

application granted

Orders

Principal heir deprived of droit d'aînesse
Acquêts to be sold and net proceeds divided: one share to half-blood heirs, two shares to full-blood heirs