French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.
Article 36
In cases where the parties concerned are not obliged to appear in person, they may be represented by a special and authentic proxy.
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In cases where the parties concerned are not obliged to appear in person, they may be represented by a special and authentic proxy.
Witnesses produced for civil status records must be at least eighteen years of age, relatives or others, regardless of sex; they will be chosen by the persons concerned.
These acts will be signed by the civil registrar, by those appearing and by the witnesses; or mention will be made of the cause preventing those appearing and the witnesses from signing.
Civil registrars may not insert anything in the records they receive, either by note or by any statement whatsoever, other than what must be declared by those appearing.
During childbirth, the mother may request that her admission and identity be kept secret.
Subject to the provisions of this section, the consequences of legal separation shall be governed by the same rules as the consequences of divorce set out in Chapter III above.
The adoption is irrevocable.
The presumption of paternity is set aside when the child's birth certificate does not name the husband as the father. It is further set aside where the child was born more than three hundred days afte…
Adoption may be requested by two spouses who are not legally separated, two partners bound by a civil solidarity pact or two cohabitants. The adopters must be able to provide proof of at least one yea…
Divorce and legal separation are governed by French law: - where both spouses are of French nationality; - where both spouses are domiciled on French territory; - where no foreign law recognises juris…
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