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Does a wife who married after the death of her first husband benefit from his pension, given that he died during the November 1954 revolution, leaving her children, and having worked for a French institution?

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The wife receives her legal share of her deceased husband's inheritance, which is one-eighth if he has children, and one-fourth if he has no children. As for the pension after death, if it was deducted from his salary or an unconditional grant from his workplace, it becomes part of his inheritance, to which the wife is entitled, regardless of whether she remarries after him or not, and whether she is rich or poor. However, if it is a grant not deducted from the salary, it follows what the granting authority specifies for the pension. Upon the death of one of the spouses, the marital contract is terminated.

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