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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions common to judicial measures

Article 430

The application to open the measure may be made to the judge by the person who needs to be protected or, as the case may be, by his or her spouse, the partner with whom he or she has entered into a ci…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The tutor

Article 404

If there is no testamentary guardian or if the guardian appointed as such ceases to hold office, the family council appoints a guardian for the minor.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Liability

Article 412

All guardianship bodies are liable for damage resulting from any fault they commit in the performance of their duties.Where the fault causing the damage was committed in the organisation and operation…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions common to protected adults

Article 420

With the exception of aid or subsidies granted by public authorities to legal entities for their general operation, legal representatives for the protection of adults may not, in any capacity or in an…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 426

The protected person's home and the furniture with which it is furnished, whether a principal or secondary residence, are kept at the protected person's disposal for as long as possible. The power to…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions common to judicial measures

Article 428

…the rules of matrimonial property regimes, in particular those provided for in articles 217, 219, 1426 and 1429 or, by another less restrictive protective measure.The measure shall be proportionate a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions common to protected adults

Article 415

Persons of full age shall receive such protection of their person and property as their condition or situation makes necessary, in accordance with the procedures laid down in this Title. Such protecti…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions common to protected adults

Article 423

Liability actions are time-barred after five years from the end of the protective measure even if the management would have continued beyond that date. However, where guardianship has ceased by the op…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article 480

The representative may be any natural person chosen by the principal or a legal person registered on the list of legal representatives for the protection of adults provided for in

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Private agreements

Article 492

The mandate drawn up under private signature is dated and signed by the principal. It is either countersigned by a lawyer or drawn up in accordance with a model defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat…

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