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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1149

Actions relating to filiation and subsidies are heard and argued in chambers.The judgment is pronounced in open court. It is provisionally enforceable only if so ordered.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: The application and the divorce proceedings

Article 1109

In urgent cases, notwithstanding Articles 1107 and 1108, the family affairs judge, seised by petition, under the conditions of the second and third paragraphs of Article 840 and of Article 841, may au…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Interim measures

Article 1119

In the event of an appeal, modifications to the provisional measures, if a new fact has arisen, may only be requested, depending on the case, from the first president of the court of appeal or the Con…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection V: Divorce on conversion of legal separation

Article 1133

In the case provided for in the preceding article, the judge may not hear the spouses and simply examine the agreement with their lawyer. If there are no difficulties, he shall homologate the agreemen…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection V: Divorce on conversion of legal separation

Article 1135

The investigation of the case and the hearing of the spouses are limited, in any event, to the effects of the decision.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Other proceedings falling within the jurisdiction of the family affairs judge

Article 1138

Within fifteen days of the application, the clerk's office summons the defendant to the hearing by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. However, where the application states that the def…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Judicial divorce by mutual consent

Article 1104

The creditors of either spouse may have the homologated agreement declared unenforceable against them by lodging third-party proceedings against the homologation decision within one year of completion…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: The application and the divorce proceedings

Article 1116

The requests referred to in the second paragraph of article 267 of the Civil Code are admissible only if the parties justify by any means their remaining disagreements. The notarial draft referred to…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Special provisions for accepted divorces

Article 1123

At any time during the proceedings, the spouses may accept the principle of the breakdown of the marriage regardless of the facts giving rise to it.This acceptance may be recorded in a procès-verbal d…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Subsidies

Article 1156

The child welfare service, the charity or the agent appointed by the court are, for the recovery of subsidies, subrogated to the rights of the creditor.The sums due to the child are paid to his legal…

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