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Showing 21–30 of 3089 articles for “Art. 23 nov. 2011”
Any adult of French nationality, habitually resident abroad, who voluntarily acquires a foreign nationality shall not lose French nationality unless he/she expressly declares this, under the condition…
If the judge is satisfied that each of the spouses has freely given their consent, the judge shall grant the divorce and rule on its consequences.
Divorce may be applied for jointly by the spouses where they accept the principle of the breakdown of the marriage regardless of the facts giving rise to it. It may be requested by one or other of the…
Divorce may be requested by either spouse when the marital bond has been definitively altered.
In the case provided for in 1° of article 229-2, divorce may be requested jointly by the spouses where they agree on the breakdown of the marriage and its effects by submitting for the judge's approva…
The definitive alteration of the marital bond results from the cessation of community of life between the spouses, where they have been living apart for one year at the time of the application for div…
The judge homologates the agreement and pronounces the divorce if he is convinced that the will of each of the spouses is real and that their consent is free and informed. He may refuse homologation a…
The persons mentioned in Article 22 may be requested by the public prosecutor, investigating judge and judicial police officers to assist them.
In the départements where a court of appeal sits the assises are ordinarily held at the chief town of that court. In other départements, assises are ordinarily held at the chief town of these constitu…
Assizes are held in Paris and in each département.In Corsica, assizes are held in Ajaccio and Bastia.Assizes are held in Strasbourg and Colmar..
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