French Court Orders Disclosure of Moroccan Estate Documents in Family Inheritance Dispute
Six children have won a case before a French court in an inheritance dispute involving assets in Morocco. Their stepmother and half-sister must disclose several banking and property documents or face a daily penalty. A gift had already been annulled by a Moroccan court.
A father of seven children died in Morocco in 2024, leaving behind real estate on both sides of the Mediterranean. But settling his estate has turned into a family battle. Six children from his first marriage are seeking documents from his second wife and their half-sister. After their requests were refused, they took the matter to the Nice judicial court in July 2025.
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The heirs want, in particular, to know the extent of their father’s real estate holdings in Morocco. They are seeking the title deeds for several properties, bank statements and information about a SsangYong Rexton vehicle left in Morocco, whose exact location they are trying to establish.
Tensions are such that the judge describes relations within the family as “appalling.” The widow and her daughter challenge the requests and argue that the French court lacks jurisdiction. But the six children have several pieces of evidence to support their case.
A property gift already annulled by a Moroccan court
The case reveals, in particular, that a gift made by the deceased to his second wife was annulled on 17 February 2026 by the Errachidia Court of First Instance. It concerned a property and a plot of land in Morocco.
Another matter examined in Nice was the transfer of substantial sums before the death, at a time when the wife had been appointed to protect her husband’s interests. The judge finds that she should be able to account for these transactions. However, the judge refuses to order disclosure of accounts belonging exclusively to the widow, in order to protect her privacy.
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In its order of 21 August 2026, the court largely sides with the six children. The widow and their half-sister must provide the relevant bank statements, title deeds for the Moroccan properties and documents relating to the vehicle. Rental income from the estate’s properties must also be paid to the notary handling the case.
The two women have fifteen days from formal service of the order to provide the documents, or face a penalty of 20 euros per day of delay for a maximum of six months. They are also jointly ordered to pay 1 800 euros to the six heirs toward their legal costs. The final division of the estate remains to be settled.
