859. If several heirs assert the same right of preference or if an application for an allotment is contested, the contestation is settled by a drawing of lots or, if it concerns the allotment of the residence, the enterprise or the securities connected with the enterprise, by the court. In this case, account is taken of, among other things, the interests involved, the reasons for the preference of each party or the degree of his participation in the enterprise or in the maintenance of the residence.
1991, c. 64, a. 859; I.N. 2014-05-01; I.N. 2015-11-01; 2016, c. 4, s. 117.