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Showing 17211730 of 34625 articles for Art. 202 ter · CAA Paris 3 October 2019

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 318

No action is received as to the parentage of a child who is not born viable.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of full adoption

Article 357

Plenary adoption confers on the child the name of the adopter.In the event of the adoption of a child by a couple, or the adopters choose, by joint declaration, the surname devolving on the child: eit…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Parental authority over the person of the child

Article 371

Children of all ages owe honour and respect to their father and mother.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The family council

Article 399

…tives of the minor's father and mother and any person, resident in France or abroad, who shows an interest in the minor. The members of the family council are chosen in consideration of the minor's in…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Minority rights

Article 388

…sex who has not yet reached the age of eighteen years.Bone X-ray examinations for the purpose of determining age, in the absence of valid identity documents and where the alleged age is not likely, m…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Legal administration

Article 382

Legal administration is the responsibility of the parents. If parental authority is exercised jointly by both parents, each parent is the legal administrator. In other cases, legal administration belo…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Legal administration

Article 384

Property given or bequeathed to the minor on condition that it is administered by a third party is not subject to legal administration. The third party administrator has the powers conferred on him by…

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Chapter IV: Adoption of the child of the other member of the couple

Article 370

With the exception of the provisions of articles 351, 352, 352-1, 352-2 and 353 and subject to the special rules of this chapter, the provisions of chapters I to III of this title apply to the adoptio…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Educational assistance

Article 375

…edge, which have a lasting effect on their skills in exercising their parental responsibility, a fostering measure carried out by a service or institution may be ordered for a longer period, in order…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Trusteeship charges

Article 397

…s of the family council. A tutelary office may only be withdrawn, by the person who entrusted it, after the holder has been heard or called. The judge may, if he considers that there is an emergency,…

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