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Copies of extracts kept in the civil register may be issued to any interested party. They may only be issued with the authorisation of the Public Prosecutor where an indication of cancellation has bee…
The claim is lodged, investigated and judged as in non-contentious matters.
A spouse who files an application for divorce may, in any event, and even on appeal, substitute for it an application for legal separation. Reverse substitution is prohibited.
The judge may request communication of the file to the court that pronounced the divorce.
Without prejudice to any other investigative measure and subject to the provisions of the third paragraph of article 373-2-12 of the Civil Code, the judge may, even of his own motion, order a social e…
Applications are formulated, investigated and judged in chambers, unless otherwise provided. Decisions relating to surnames, first names or divorce are handed down publicly.
The suspensive effect attached to an appeal in cassation and its time limit does not apply to the provisions of the decision or the approved agreement that concern maintenance, the contribution to the…
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…
The family affairs judge with territorial jurisdiction is:- the judge of the place where the family residence is located;- if the parents live separately, the judge of the place of residence of the pa…
The family affairs judge is seised by the submission of the application to the clerk's office, which is equivalent to a pleading. After hearing the minor under the conditions defined in Title IX bis o…
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