Banks can again charge succession fees on minor heirs' accountsExecutive summary: The Constitutional Council struck down part of a 2025 law that removed succession fees for inheritances of deceased minors, allowing banks to re-impose those fees. Restoring fees can increase bank revenue and affect families' inheritance costs, prompting consumer protection considerations. The French Constitutional Council, Parliament, banking institutions, and affected families. Potential legislative response or public backlash, and possible adjustments by banks to fee structures.The French Constitutional Council partially overturned a 2025 law that had eliminated succession fees on inheritances of minor heirs, restoring the ability of banks to levy such fees. The ruling reverses a consumer-protective measure and may increase revenue for financial institutions. It raises consumer-protection concerns and could trigger parliamentary debate.Open the full case file on Beyond →
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