French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acquisition of French nationality by marriage
Article 21-6
The annulment of the marriage has no effect on the nationality of the children born of it.
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The annulment of the marriage has no effect on the nationality of the children born of it.
Marriage and adoptive filiation carry the same effects, rights and obligations recognised by law, with the exception of those provided for in Chapters I to IV of Title VII of Book I of this Code, whet…
All children whose filiation has been legally established have the same rights and duties in their relationship with their parents, subject to the provisions specific to simple adoption. Parentage bri…
…an objection with the Conseil d'Etat to the decree changing the name within two months of its publication in the Journal officiel. A decree changing the name takes effect, if no objection has been lo…
…quires his or her personal consent where the change does not result from the establishment or modification of a parent-subsidiary relationship. The establishment or modification of a parent-subsidiary…
…secutor. The latter will search for the date and place of establishment of the child's birth certificate.
A mention of the decision to change the sex and, where applicable, the forenames is made in the margin of the birth certificate of the person concerned, at the request of the public prosecutor, within…
…surnames is made in the margin of the civil status records of the person concerned and, where applicable, those of their spouse, partner linked by a civil solidarity pact and children. Similarly, dec…
Changing the gender indication in civil status records has no effect on obligations contracted with third parties or on filiation established prior to this change.
Any person of full age or an emancipated minor who demonstrates by a sufficient combination of facts that the entry relating to his or her sex in the civil status records does not correspond to the se…
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