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Article 425 of the French Civil Code

Any person who is unable to look after his or her own interests by reason of medically diagnosed impairment of either his or her mental faculties or physical faculties such as to prevent the expression of his or her wishes may benefit from a legal protection measure provided for in this chapter.

Unless otherwise provided, the measure is intended to protect both the person and his or her property interests. It may, however, be expressly limited to one of these two missions.

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Article 425

Toute personne dans l’impossibilité de pourvoir seule à ses intérêts en raison d’une altération, médicalement constatée, soit de ses facultés mentales, soit de ses facultés corporelles de nature à empêcher l’expression de sa volonté peut bénéficier d’une mesure de protection juridique prévue au présent chapitre.

S’il n’en est disposé autrement, la mesure est destinée à la protection tant de la personne que des intérêts patrimoniaux de celle-ci. Elle peut toutefois être limitée expressément à l’une de ces deux missions.

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