French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions
Article 318-1
The judicial court, ruling in civil matters, has sole jurisdiction to hear actions relating to filiation.
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The judicial court, ruling in civil matters, has sole jurisdiction to hear actions relating to filiation.
If there exists between the father and mother of the child any of the impediments to marriage provided for by articles 161 and 162 on the grounds of parentage, parentage having already been establishe…
The option of choice available under articles 311-21 and 311-23 may be exercised only once.
Where there are serious indications, based where applicable on the civil registrar's hearing of the person who acknowledged the child, that the acknowledgement is fraudulent, the civil registrar shall…
The provisions of article 311-21 shall apply to a child who becomes French pursuant to the provisions of article 22-1, under the conditions laid down by a decree issued by the Conseil d'Etat.
Parentage is governed by the personal law of the mother on the day of the child's birth; if the mother is unknown, by the personal law of the child.
The procedures for applying the provisions of this chapter shall be specified by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.
A copy of the file is made available to the assessors.
Unless otherwise provided, the terms and conditions for the application of this Title shall be laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.
Each year, the Government Commissioner informs the members of the National Sports Agency of the observations made regarding its operation and, in particular, of the exercise of his right to object. Ea…
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