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In a similar way, my younger brother, Jean de Maucombe, as soon as he came of age, signed a document stating that he had received from his parents an advance upon the estate equal in amount to one-third of whole.

It is also possible for a buyer to be in a position to put down a deposit of far more than 33%, for example by using savings, withdrawing money from a pension fund or raising an advance on an inheritance.