Chapter IX: Parental authority

When the parents are unable to bear the full cost of the legal expenses for which they are responsible, the judge shall determine the amount of their contribution.

The judge may visit or have visited any minor who is the subject of a placement measure taken pursuant to articles 375-3 and 375-5 of the Civil Code.

The judge may delegate jurisdiction to the judge of the place where the minor has been placed, either voluntarily or by court order, for the purpose of organising one of the measures provided for in articles 375-2 and 375-4 of the civil code and to monitor their application.

The institution or service responsible for implementing the measure will send the juvenile court judge who made the decision or who has been delegated jurisdiction a report on the minor’s situation and progress at the intervals set by the decision or, failing that, annually. The same applies in the event of placement for a period of more than two years. If this report is not sent, the children’s judge will…

The designation of a meeting place pursuant to the third sentence of the fourth paragraph of Article 375-7 of the Civil Code gives rise to prior information of the children’s judge.

The frequency of visiting rights in the presence of a third party is set out in the court order unless, under the judge’s supervision, the conditions for exercising these rights are left to be determined jointly by the parent(s) and the person, service or establishment to which the child is entrusted.

In the application of educational assistance, account must be taken of the religious or philosophical convictions of the minor and his or her family.

Educational assistance measures are renewed, in accordance with the third paragraph of article 375 of the Civil Code by the children’s judge under the conditions set out in this section. In the event of placement for more than two years, the Children’s Judge shall, under the same conditions, summon the parties to a hearing at least every three years.