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Showing 71–80 of 29131 articles for “Art. 19 mai 2004”
The parties questioned sign the minutes, after reading them, or certify them as true to their statements, in which case a note to this effect is made in the minutes. Where appropriate, it shall be sta…
The parties answer the questions put to them in person without being able to read any drafts.
The parties shall freely choose their defence counsel either to be represented or to be assisted as permitted or ordered by law.
The personal appearance shall take place in the presence of the defenders of all the parties or those called.
A child born in France of unknown parents is French. However, he or she will be deemed never to have been French if, during his or her minority, his or her filiation is established with regard to a fo…
The penalties imposed by the preceding article will be incurred by the persons designated therein, for any contravention of the rules prescribed by article 165, even if such contraventions are not dee…
If, however, in the case of articles 194 and 195, there are children from two individuals who have lived publicly as husband and wife, and who are both deceased, the legitimacy of the children cannot…
Where proof of a legal celebration of the marriage is acquired by the result of criminal proceedings, the entry of the judgment in the civil status registers ensures that the marriage has full civil e…
Where there is possession of status, and the act of celebration of the marriage before the civil registrar is represented, the spouses are respectively inadmissible to request the nullity of this act.
The functions of the public prosecutor with the investigating chamber are performed by the public prosecutor or his deputies; those of the registry by a registrar of the court of appeal.
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