Tag #Heirs Rights

What specific criteria does French jurisprudence use to assess whether life insurance premiums are 'manifestly excessive', and how are these criteria applied in practice?

French law allows using life insurance to disinherit, but heirs can challenge premiums if demonstrably excessive compared to the insured's financial capacity. A recent case involved a daughter inheriting ,000 while a charity received ½,000 from her mother's life insurance policy; the court examined premium excessiveness based on the mother's financial situation, not the daughter's inheritance.