The matter is referred to the judge by petition delivered or addressed to the registry of the judicial court. The application shall state, on pain of nullity, the surname, forenames and address of the applicant, his relationship to the minor, and the identity and address of the minor and his parents.
Where the application is based on the provisions of the second paragraph of article 387-3 of the Civil Code, it shall include on pain of inadmissibility, the particulars provided 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 interests as well as, where appropriate, the documents likely to justify these facts.