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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: The civil register

Article 1057

The civil register consists of all the extracts of applications, deeds and judgments which, by virtue of the specific texts referring to this register, must be filed and kept at the registries of the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1070

…he other resides.However, where the dispute concerns only maintenance, a contribution to the upkeep and education of the child, a contribution to the costs of the marriage or compensatory allowance, t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Presumption of absence

Article 1064

…lishing a presumption of absence or appointing a person to represent a person presumed to be absent and to administer his or her property, as well as any decision modifying or withdrawing the measures…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Presumption of absence

Article 1065

Where the decision has been handed down by the guardianship judge, the transmission is made by the clerk of the judicial court within fifteen days of the expiry of the time limits for appeal.Where the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: The civil register

Article 1059

Publicity of applications, acts and judgments is effected by an entry in the margin of the birth record of the person concerned. This entry is made at the behest of the clerk of the judicial court or,…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: The civil register

Article 1060

…The indication of cancellation may also be made following the entries provided for by articles 1292 and 1300-4 where the interested party has provided proof that the proceedings have been extinguished…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: The civil register

Article 1058

The extracts are filed and kept by the registry of the judicial court in whose jurisdiction the person concerned was born and by the central civil status department for persons born abroad..

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Presumption of absence

Article 1062

Applications relating to the presumption of absence shall be submitted to the guardianship judge exercising his functions at the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the person whose presumption o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Presumption of absence

Article 1063

The application shall be made, investigated and judged in accordance with the rules applicable to guardianship of adults.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Declaration of absence

Article 1068

The time limit within which extracts from the judgment declaring absence must be published may not exceed six months from the pronouncement of that judgment; it shall be mentioned in the extracts subm…

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