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Chapter III: Effects of adoption

Article 356 of the French Civil Code

Plenary adoption confers on the child a filiation that replaces his or her original filiation: the adopted child ceases to belong to his or her original family, subject to the prohibitions on marriage set out in articles 161 to 164.

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Article 357 of the French Civil Code

Plenary adoption confers on the child the name of the adopter. In the event of the adoption of a child by a couple, or the adopters choose, by joint declaration, the surname devolving on the child: 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. This option of choice may…

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Article 358 of the French Civil Code

With the exception of its last paragraph, Article 357 is applicable to a child who has been the subject of an adoption duly pronounced abroad having in France the effects of a full adoption. The adopters shall exercise the option available to them under this article when applying for transcription of the adoption judgment, by a declaration addressed to the public prosecutor of the place where such transcription is to…

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Article 360 of the French Civil Code

Simple adoption confers on the adopted person a filiation which is added to his or her filiation of origin in accordance with the procedures laid down in this chapter. The adopted person continues to belong to his or her family of origin and retains all his or her rights therein. The prohibitions on marriage provided for in articles 161 to 164 apply between the adopted person and his family of…

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Article 361 of the French Civil Code

The relationship resulting from simple adoption extends to the adopted person’s children. Marriage is prohibited: 1° Between the adopter, the adopted person and their descendants; 2° Between the adopted person and the spouse or partner bound by a civil solidarity pact of the adopter; reciprocally between the adopter and the spouse or partner bound by a civil solidarity pact of the adopted person; 3° Between the adopted children of the…

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Article 362 of the French Civil Code

The adopter has sole parental authority over the adopted child, including the right to consent to the marriage of the adopted child. The rights of parental authority are exercised by the adopter(s) under the conditions laid down by Chapter I of Title IX of this Book. The rights of parental authority are exercised by the adopter or adopters under the conditions laid down in Chapter I of Title IX of…

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Article 363 of the French Civil Code

A simple adoption confers the adopter’s name on the adopted person by adding it to the latter’s name. However, if the adopted person is over thirteen years of age, he or she must consent to this addition. Where the adopted person and the adopter, or one of them, bear a double surname, the name conferred on the adopted person results from the addition of the adopter’s surname to his or…

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Article 363-1 of the French Civil Code

The provisions of Article 363 are applicable to a child who has been the subject of an adoption duly granted abroad having in France the effects of a simple adoption, where the adopted person’s birth certificate is kept by a French authority. Adopters exercise the option open to them by this article by declaration addressed to the public prosecutor of the place where the birth record is kept at the…

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