French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Consent to adoption
Article 348-1
When a child's filiation is established with regard to only one of its parents, that parent alone must consent to the adoption.
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When a child's filiation is established with regard to only one of its parents, that parent alone must consent to the adoption.
When the child's parents are deceased, unable to express their wishes or have lost their rights of parental authority, consent is given by the family council, after consulting the person who, in fact,…
When the parents, one of them or the family council consents to the admission of the child as a ward of the State by handing it over to the child welfare service, the choice of adopter is left to the…
An adopted person over the age of thirteen years shall personally consent to his or her adoption. This consent is given in accordance with the forms provided for in the second paragraph of article 348…
Consent to adoption must be free, obtained without any consideration after the birth of the child and informed about the consequences of adoption, in particular if it is given with a view to full adop…
When the filiation of a minor is established with regard to both parents, both must consent to the adoption. If one of them is deceased, unable to express his or her will, or has lost his or her right…
The court may order the adoption, if it is in the interests of the adopted person, of a minor over the age of thirteen or of a protected adult of full age, both of whom are unable to give their person…
Where the parents refuse to consent to the adoption of their child in respect of whom they have lost interest to the risk of compromising the child's health or morals, the court may order the adoption…
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