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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 274

…anner in which the capital compensatory allowance is to be enforced from among the following forms: 1° Payment of a sum of money, whereby the granting of the divorce may be made subject to the provisi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraphe 1 : Du divorce par consentement mutuel par acte sous signature privée contresigné par avocats, déposé au rang des minutes d'un notaire

Article 229-3

…orce and its effects cannot be presumed. The agreement shall expressly include, on pain of nullity: 1° The surname, forenames, profession, residence, nationality, date and place of birth of each of th…

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Paragraphe 1 : Du divorce par consentement mutuel par acte sous signature privée contresigné par avocats, déposé au rang des minutes d'un notaire

Article 229-1

…cle 1374. This agreement is filed with a notary, who checks that the formal requirements set out in 1° to 6° of article 229-3 are met. He also ensures that the draft agreement has not been signed befo…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The date on which divorce takes effect

Article 262-1

…agreement stipulates otherwise;-when it is pronounced by mutual consent in the case provided for in 1° of Article 229-2, on the date of homologation of the agreement settling all the consequences of t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Filing for divorce

Article 252

The application initiating proceedings shall include a reminder of the provisions relating to: 1° mediation in family matters and participative proceedings; 2° Approval of partial or full agreements b…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Dissolution of marriage

Article 227

Marriage is dissolved: 1° By the death of one of the spouses; 2° By legally pronounced divorce.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Evidence and presumptions

Article 311-1

…between a person and the family to which he or she is said to belong. The main of these facts are: 1° That this person has been treated by the person or persons from whom he is said to have descended…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraphe 1 : Du divorce par consentement mutuel par acte sous signature privée contresigné par avocats, déposé au rang des minutes d'un notaire

Article 229-2

…t mutually consent to their divorce by deed under private signature countersigned by lawyers where: 1° The minor, informed by his or her parents of his or her right to be heard by the judge under the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Effects of simple adoption

Article 361

…ship resulting from simple adoption extends to the adopted person's children.Marriage is prohibited:1° Between the adopter, the adopted person and their descendants;2° Between the adopted person and t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Establishment of parentage by recognition

Article 316

…thenticated deed. The record of recognition is drawn up on a declaration by its author, who proves: 1° His or her identity by an official document issued by a public authority containing his or her su…

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