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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Adoption

Article 1178-1

The adoption decision is enforceable provisionally only if it so orders.The time limit for an appeal in cassation suspends the enforcement of the adoption decision. An appeal in cassation lodged withi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section Ia: Intervention of the guardianship judge in matters of legal administration

Article 1180-9

The judge hears the minor under the conditions of article 388-1 of the Civil Code. It may, in all cases where it considers it appropriate, hear the parents and any other person. The hearing is not pub…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section Ia: Intervention of the guardianship judge in matters of legal administration

Article 1180-8

The judge may, either of his own motion or at the request of the parties or the public prosecutor, order any investigative measure.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1180-4

…horisation of both parents, is subject to obtaining the agreement of each of the parents in accordance with the procedures set out in II, III and IV of this article. II.-Each of the two parents, joint…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section Ia: Intervention of the guardianship judge in matters of legal administration

Article 1180-10

…ip judge hearing a minor's case may check with the juvenile court judge whether educational assistance proceedings have been opened and ask the latter to send him a copy of the documents in the curren…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1180-5

Where, when ruling on rights of access and accommodation, either provisionally or on the merits, the judge decides that the right of access or the delivery of the child will be exercised in a meeting…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section Ia: Intervention of the guardianship judge in matters of legal administration

Article 1180-7

…d for in the previous paragraph and a precise statement of the facts likely to cause serious prejudice to the property interests of the minor or which manifestly and substantially jeopardise those int…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section Ia: Intervention of the guardianship judge in matters of legal administration

Article 1180-13

The lawyer for the minor or the minor's parents may obtain copies of all or part of the documents in the case file. He may not communicate the copies thus obtained or their reproduction to the minor o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section Ia: Intervention of the guardianship judge in matters of legal administration

Article 1180-16

…r condition does not allow it.Notifications are made by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The judge may, however, decide that they will be made by bailiff's deed.The issue of a certif…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Parentage and subsidies

Article 1157-2

…uples, this declaration is made jointly.The declaration is recorded in a notarised deed in the absence of third parties.A copy of the deed may only be issued to those whose consent has been recorded.

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