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Showing 51–60 of 3738 articles for “Art. n° 19-20.405”
The judge shall, if he considers it necessary, ask the questions submitted to him by the parties after the examination.
Where testimonial evidence is admissible, the judge may receive from third parties statements of such a nature as to throw light on the disputed facts of which they have personal knowledge. These stat…
Minutes shall be taken of the parties' statements, their absence or their refusal to reply. The drawing up of the minutes may, however, be replaced by a mention in the judgment if the case is immediat…
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.
The judge may summon minors and protected adults subject to the rules relating to the capacity of persons and the taking of evidence, as well as their legal representatives or those assisting them.He…
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…
No one may claim the title of spouse and the civil effects of marriage unless he or she represents an act of celebration recorded in the civil status register; except in the cases provided for in Arti…
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