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Article 342-2 of the French Civil Code

Subsidies are settled, in the form of a pension, according to the needs of the child, the resources of the debtor, the family situation of the latter. The pension may be due beyond the majority of the child, if he is still in need, unless this condition is attributable to him through no fault of his own.

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Article 342-7 of the French Civil Code

The judgment awarding the subsidies creates between the debtor and the beneficiary and, where applicable, between each of them and the parents or spouse of the other, the impediments to marriage regulated by articles 161 to 164 of this code.

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Article 342-8 of the French Civil Code

Res judicata on the action for subsidies does not raise any bar to a subsequent action for paternity. The award of subsidies will cease to have effect if the paternal filiation of the child is subsequently established against someone other than the debtor.

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Article 342-9 of the French Civil Code

In the event of medically assisted procreation requiring the intervention of a third-party donor, no filiation link may be established between the donor and the child resulting from the medically assisted procreation. No liability action may be brought against the donor.

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Article 342-10 of the French Civil Code

Couples or unmarried women who, in order to procreate, have recourse to medical assistance requiring the intervention of a third-party donor must give their consent beforehand to a notary, who will inform them of the consequences of their act with regard to filiation as well as the conditions under which the child will be able, if he or she so wishes, to access the non-identifying data and the identity of…

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Article 342-11 of the French Civil Code

When the consent provided for in article 342-10 is obtained, the female couple shall jointly acknowledge the child. Filiation is established, with regard to the woman giving birth, in accordance with article 311-25. It is established, with regard to the other woman, by the joint acknowledgement provided for in the first paragraph of this article. This is given by one of the two women or, where applicable, by the person…

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Article 342-12 of the French Civil Code

Where filiation is established under the conditions laid down in article 342-11 by joint acknowledgement, the women named therein choose the surname that will devolve on the child at the latest at the time of the declaration of birth: either the name of one of them, or their two names together in the order chosen by them, subject to a limit of one surname for each of them. In the…

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