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Showing 31–40 of 52215 articles for “Art. 494-1”
At the hearing, the judge hears 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,…
…2, the second and third paragraphs of Article 469, 4° of article 483, of article 484 or the article 494-10 of the Civil Code, the guardianship judge may order that the examination of the application g…
The appeal is heard and decided in chambers. The procedure is oral. The parties' submissions or the reference they make to submissions they would have made in writing are noted on the file or recorded…
The provisions of articles R. 5211-13-2 to R. 5211-13-6 are applicable to syndicats de communes.
Either party who is aware of information whose importance is decisive for the consent of the other must inform the other of this fact if the latter is legitimately unaware of this information or trust…
When an application for compensatory allowance is made to the judge or provided for in an agreement, each spouse shall produce the declaration on their honour referred to in article 272 of the Civil C…
Where one of the parties has only requested the payment of alimony or a contribution to the expenses of the marriage, the judge may not grant the divorce without inviting the parties to explain the pa…
When applying article 442 or paragraph 5 of article 494-6 of the Civil Code, the judge shall rule after hearing or calling the protected person under the conditions provided for in articles 1220 to 12…
Any victim of a criminal offence may lodge a complaint and have his or her statement taken by the judicial police services or units by an audiovisual means of telecommunication guaranteeing the confid…
A retired doctor who is not practising may only be called upon to issue a death certificate if it is impossible for a practising doctor to draw up such a certificate within a reasonable period of time…
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