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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Adoption

Article 1178-1

The adoption decision is enforceable provisionally only if it so orders.The time limit for an appeal in cassation suspends the enforcement of the adoption decision. An appeal in cassation lodged withi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section Ia: Intervention of the guardianship judge in matters of legal administration

Article 1180-9

…e 388-1 of the Civil Code. It may, in all cases where it considers it appropriate, hear the parents and any other person. The hearing is not public. A record of the hearing shall be drawn up.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section Ia: Intervention of the guardianship judge in matters of legal administration

Article 1180-8

The judge may, either of his own motion or at the request of the parties or the public prosecutor, order any investigative measure.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1180-4

…horisation of both parents, is subject to obtaining the agreement of each of the parents in accordance with the procedures set out in II, III and IV of this article. II.-Each of the two parents, joint…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section Ia: Intervention of the guardianship judge in matters of legal administration

Article 1180-10

…ip judge hearing a minor's case may check with the juvenile court judge whether educational assistance proceedings have been opened and ask the latter to send him a copy of the documents in the curren…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section Ia: Intervention of the guardianship judge in matters of legal administration

Article 1180-7

…stry of the judicial court. The application shall state, on pain of nullity, the surname, forenames and address of the applicant, his relationship to the minor, and the identity and address of the min…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1180-2

The order provisionally fixing the child's residence pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 373-2-9 of the Civil Code mentions, in addition to the duration of the measure, the place, day and time of the h…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section Ia: Intervention of the guardianship judge in matters of legal administration

Article 1180-6

…he juvenile guardianship judge with territorial jurisdiction is that of the minor's habitual residence.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Property.

Article 1281-11

…tion of the person in charge of the distribution shall be deducted from the funds to be distributed and borne by the creditors, in proportion to the sum due to each of them.In the event of a dispute,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 763-11

During the period of placement under mobile electronic surveillance, the sentence enforcement judge may ex officio, at the request of the public prosecutor or at the request of the convicted offender…

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