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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 4: The appeal.

Article 1239-2

An appeal against a judgment refusing to grant a protective measure in respect of a person of full age is only open to the applicant.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 4: The appeal.

Article 1245

…hear the appellant, the adult to be protected or protected, unless the court applies the provisions of the second paragraph of article 432 or article 494-4 of the Civil Code and, where appropriate, th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 4: The appeal.

Article 1246-1

The court's decision shall be notified by its registry. The file, to which a certified copy of the judgment is attached, is then returned without delay to the registry of the court of first instance.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The adoption procedure

Article 1175

Where appropriate, the court shall rule, in the same form, on the change of the adopted person's forenames and, in the case of simple adoption, on the adopted person's name.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Exercise of parental authority over the person of the child

Article 1180-4

I.-The departure from French territory of a minor who is the subject of a measure taken by the family affairs judge pursuant to article 373-2-6 of the Civil Code, of a ban on leaving the country witho…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 2: Examination of the application

Article 1180-10

…e whether educational assistance proceedings have been opened and ask the latter to send him a copy of the documents in the current case, in accordance with the procedures defined in article 1187-1.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Delegation, total and partial withdrawal of parental authority, judicial declaration of parental abandonment

Article 1208-1

…s been entrusted or their lawyers if they are assisted or represented. The lawyer may obtain copies of all or part of the documents in the case file for the exclusive use of the proceedings. He may no…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: International wrongful removal of children

Article 1210-12

The time limit for appealing to the Court of Cassation on decisions handed down in matters of international wrongful removal of children is fifteen days.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 1214

In any proceedings relating to the pronouncement, modification or release of a protective measure, the adult to be protected or protected may choose a lawyer or ask the court seised to appoint one for…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Decisions of the guardianship judge

Article 1226

…rs the applicant for protection, the adult to be protected, unless the judge applies the provisions of the second paragraph of article 432 or 494-4 of the Civil Code and, where appropriate, the public…

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