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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Judicial divorce by mutual consent

Article 1099

…parental authority. With the agreement of the parties, in the presence of the lawyer(s), the judge may have any clauses of the agreement deleted or amended that appear to him or her to be contrary to…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Gifts made by marriage contract to the spouses and to unborn children of the marriage.

Article 1086

A gift by marriage contract in favour of the spouses and the unborn children of their marriage may still be made, on condition of paying indiscriminately all the debts and charges of the donor's estat…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1072

…d subject to the provisions of the third paragraph of article 373-2-12 of the Civil Code, the judge may, even of his own motion, order a social enquiry if he considers that he is not sufficiently info…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions.

Article 1015

…nts of law and the points on which a decision on the merits could be given. Where appropriate, they may ask the parties to submit any documents relevant to the decision on the merits, in compliance wi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Rectification and judicial annulment

Article 1048

…ourt of Paris or its president. The court of the place where the record was drawn up or transcribed may also be seised.Only the following courts, however, have jurisdiction:- the court of the place wh…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1070

…a contribution to the costs of the marriage or compensatory allowance, the court with jurisdiction may be that of the place where the creditor spouse or the parent who is the main carer of the childr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 1000

…cated at the place of residence or principal establishment of the policyholder. But these contracts may not be used in France, by public deed, or before any other constituted authority, if they have n…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Universal legacies.

Article 1007

…ition of the will, specifying the circumstances of the deposit. In the case provided for in article 1006, the notary shall verify the conditions of the legatee's seisin with regard to the universal na…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Administrative rectification and cancellation

Article 1047

The purely material errors or omissions which, pursuant to Article 99-1 of the Civil Code, may be rectified by the civil registrar, are: 1° An error or omission in a civil status record, proof of whic…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Social assistance

Article 1066

I. - Subject to the provisions of article 1020 and in accordance with the second paragraph of article L. 132-11 of the Social Action and Family Code, acts performed and decisions made in connection wi…

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