Chapter First: Revocation of Gifts

Article 524

Art. 524 - Any inter vivos donation made by a person who has no children or legitimate descendants shall be revoked: 1 - if the donor has, since the donation, children even if they are posthumous; 2 - if the donor's child, whom the donor believed to be dead at the time of the donation, was alive.

Article 525

Art. 525 - In the case of revocation provided for in the article above, the given property shall be restored to the donor, or, if they have been alienated, up to the extent of the current enrichment of the other party. If the given property has been mortgaged, the donor may free them from the mortgage by paying the sum they guarantee, without prejudice to his right to claim it from the donee.

Article 526

Art. 526 - The action for revocation due to the birth of children is subject to a five-year statute of limitations from the birth of the last child or from the moment the donor became aware of the existence of the child they believed to be dead. This action cannot be waived and is transmitted upon the death of the donor to their children and descendants.

Article 527

Art. 527 - The donation shall be revoked at the request of the donor, if the donee fails to fulfill or ceases to fulfill any of the conditions or charges imposed upon him, The rules set forth in Article 525 above shall apply with regard to the return of the property to the donor.

Article 528

Art. 528 - The donation shall also be revoked at the request of the donor: 1 - if the donee has committed a misdemeanor or a felony against the person, honor, or property of the donor; 2 - if the donee has seriously failed to fulfill the duties that the law imposes towards the donor or their family.

Article 529

Art. 529 - In the case of revocation for the birth of children or for ingratitude, or when the donation is reduced as excessive, the donee shall return the fruits only from the introduction of the claim. In the case of revocation for non-performance of the charges or conditions, the donee shall return, in addition to the property, the fruits received since he ceased to perform the charge or condition or since he was put in default to perform it.

Article 530

Art. 530 - One may not waive in advance the action for revocation due to ingratitude. This action is subject to a one-year statute of limitations, commencing from the day the donor became aware of the fact. This action passes to the heirs of the donee who did not exercise it when they could have done so. It may not be exercised against the heir of the donee either, if it was not exercised against the donee themselves before their death.

Article 531

Art. 531 - The donation which, in accordance with the provisions of article 512, exceeds the disposable portion according to the value of the property left at his death by the donee, must be reduced by all that which exceeds this portion. But this reduction does not annul the effects of the donation, nor the acquisition which the donor shall have made of the fruits during his life.

Article 532

Art. 532 - If there are two or more donations that cannot be fully fulfilled with the available quota, the most recent ones shall be annulled or reduced to the extent that they exceed this quota.