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Article 386 of the French Civil Code

The legal administrator is liable for any damage resulting from any fault he or she commits in the management of the minor’s property.

If legal administration is exercised jointly, both parents are jointly and severally liable.

The State is liable for any damage that may be caused by the guardianship judge and the director of the judicial registry services of the judicial court in the performance of their duties in matters of legal administration, under the conditions set out in article 412.

A liability action is barred after five years from the date on which the person concerned comes of age or becomes emancipated.

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Article 386

L’administrateur légal est responsable de tout dommage résultant d’une faute quelconque qu’il commet dans la gestion des biens du mineur.

Si l’administration légale est exercée en commun, les deux parents sont responsables solidairement.

L’Etat est responsable des dommages susceptibles d’être occasionnés par le juge des tutelles et le directeur des services de greffe judiciaires du tribunal judiciaire dans l’exercice de leurs fonctions en matière d’administration légale, dans les conditions prévues à l’article 412.

L’action en responsabilité se prescrit par cinq ans à compter de la majorité de l’intéressé ou de son émancipation.

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