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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Provisions relating to the ad hoc administrator

Article 1210-2

The appointment of an ad hoc administrator may be contested by way of appeal by the minor's legal representatives within a period of fifteen days. This appeal does not have suspensive effect. The appe…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Provisions relating to the ad hoc administrator

Article 1210-3

In addition to the reimbursement of their travel expenses, calculated in accordance with the conditions laid down for travel by civil servants for the Ministry of Justice, an allowance shall be paid t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Provisions relating to the ad hoc administrator

Article 1210-1

Where, pursuant to the provisions of articles 383 and 388-2 of the Civil Code, the court shall appoint an ad hoc administrator and that in the interests of the child, it is impossible to choose the ad…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Provisions applicable to wards of the State.

Article 1261-1

The application relating to the appeal against the order of admission as a ward of the State provided for in articles L. 224-4 et L. 224-8 du code de l'action sociale et des familles shall be brought…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Provisions applicable to wards of the State.

Article 1261

…ition signed by a lawyer and delivered or sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the registry of the court of appeal. The procedure provided for in articles 1244 to 1245-1 shall…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to the tribunal de grande instance.

Article ANNEXE, art. 33

…The service shall indicate, on pain of nullity, the period within which the defendant is required to constitute a lawyer. The document served shall be deemed to be the submissions.The case shall be…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to the tribunal de grande instance.

Article ANNEXE, art. 31

…de of civil procedure. Where the procedure is in writing, the claim may also be brought by delivery to the court registry of an originating document in duplicate signed by the claimant's lawyer and co…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to the tribunal de grande instance.

Article ANNEXE, art. 34

…in his fixing order, the notification provided for above must also include the statements referred to in the second paragraph of article 841 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Proceedings shall be condu…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to the tribunal de grande instance.

Article ANNEXE, art. 32

The president of the court shall determine, by order, the date on which the case is to be called before the president and shall designate, where appropriate, the chamber to which it is to be distribut…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to the tribunal de grande instance.

Article ANNEXE, art. 36

…n the matters listed in Article 2, the application shall be made by petition delivered or addressed to the registry in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 of Chapter I of Subtitle I of Title I…

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