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Showing 81–90 of 33489 articles for “Art. 815-3”
The director of the judicial registry services of the judicial court has sole authority to issue a certificate of French nationality to any person proving that they have that nationality.
Simple adoption confers on the adopted person a filiation which is added to his or her filiation of origin in accordance with the procedures laid down in this chapter. The adopted person continues to…
The relationship resulting from simple adoption extends to the adopted person's children.Marriage is prohibited:1° Between the adopter, the adopted person and their descendants;2° Between the adopted…
A simple adoption confers the adopter's name on the adopted person by adding it to the latter's name. However, if the adopted person is over thirteen years of age, he or she must consent to this addit…
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The adopter has sole parental authority over the adopted child, including the right to consent to the marriage of the adopted child. The rights of parental authority are exercised by the adopter(s) un…
As a result of the conversion, the cause of the legal separation becomes the cause of the divorce; the attribution of wrongs is not altered. The judge determines the consequences of the divorce. Benef…
At the request of one of the spouses, a judgment of legal separation is converted ipso jure into a judgment of divorce when the legal separation has lasted two years.
In all cases of legal separation, this may be converted into divorce by mutual consent.In the case of legal separation by mutual consent, conversion into divorce may only take place by mutual consent.
Voluntary resumption of cohabitation puts an end to legal separation. To be enforceable against third parties, it must either be recorded in a notarial deed or be the subject of a declaration to the c…
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