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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Examination of the application

Article 1220-2

The judge's decision that there is no need to proceed with the hearing of the adult to be protected or protected pursuant to the second paragraph of article 432 or article 494-4 of the Civil Code is n…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 4: The appeal.

Article 1241-2

…ration of the family council runs from the date of that deliberation, except in the case of article 1234-4 where it runs against the members of the family council only from the day on which they were…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Provisions relating to the ad hoc administrator

Article 1210-1

Where, pursuant to the provisions of articles 383 and 388-2 of the Civil Code, the court shall appoint an ad hoc administrator and that in the interests of the child, it is impossible to choose the ad…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: International wrongful removal of children

Article 1210-9

…the return decision, the public prosecutor with jurisdiction pursuant to article 34-1 of law n° 95-125 of 8 January 1995 to directly request the police force in order to enforce the decision is the o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Examination of the application

Article 1220-1

The hearing of the person may take place at the seat of the court, at the place where the person usually resides, at the treatment or accommodation establishment or at any other appropriate place.The…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 4: The appeal.

Article 1239-1

As part of the amicable division provided for in article 507 of the Civil Code, an appeal against a deliberation of the family council or a decision of the guardianship judge is open to the guardian,…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: International wrongful removal of children

Article 1210-8

In order to determine the arrangements for enforcing the return order that are best suited to the circumstances of the case, the public prosecutor responsible for enforcing it may: - enlist the servic…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 5: Safeguard of justice.

Article 1251-1

…he declaration for the purposes of safeguarding justice mentioned in the first paragraph of article 1251 or of the decision of the guardianship judge provided for in article 1249 : 1° The judicial aut…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter X: Legal protection of minors and adults

Article 1258-2

The court clerk shall also check, in the light of the documents produced, that: 1° The principal and the agent were of full age or emancipated minors on the date the mandate was drawn up; 2° The proce…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Distribution of funds outside of enforcement proceedings.

Article 1281-8

In the absence of conciliation, the person in charge of distribution shall record the points of disagreement.The sums put into distribution shall be immediately deposited, if they are not already depo…

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