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Article 1062 of the French Code of civil procedure

Applications relating to the presumption of absence shall be submitted to the guardianship judge exercising his functions at the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the person whose presumption of absence is to be established resides or last resided.

Failing this, the competent judge shall be that of the judicial court of the place where the applicant resides.

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Article 1062

Les demandes relatives à la présomption d’absence sont présentées au juge des tutelles qui exerce ses fonctions au tribunal judiciaire dans le ressort duquel la personne dont il s’agit de constater la présomption d’absence demeure ou a eu sa dernière résidence.

A défaut, le juge compétent est celui du tribunal judiciaire du lieu où demeure le demandeur.

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