Section I: Exercise of parental authority over the person of the child

Applications relating to the exercise of parental authority falling within the jurisdiction of the family court shall be formulated, investigated and judged in accordance with the rules laid down in Chapter V of this Title, subject to the provisions of this section.

For the application of Article 373-2-8 and article 373-2-13 of the Civil Code, third parties shall by simple request refer the matter to the public prosecutor, who may obtain any information he or she considers useful about the situation of the minor and his or her family.

Claims made pursuant to article 371-4 and the first paragraph of l’article 373-3 du code civil obey the rules of ordinary written procedure applicable before the judicial court; they are judged after the opinion of the public prosecutor.

The joint declaration provided for in articles 370-1-8 and 372 of the Civil Code shall be delivered or sent in triplicate by registered post to the registrar of the judicial court for the place where the child lives. It shall be accompanied by the following documents: 1° A full copy of the child’s birth certificate and, where applicable, of the judgment granting simple adoption of the child; 2° For each…

The order provisionally fixing the child’s residence pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 373-2-9 of the Civil Code mentions, in addition to the duration of the measure, the place, day and time of the hearing at which a new decision will be taken on the residence.

When the family affairs judge pronounces or modifies a measure, taken pursuant to article 373-2-6 of the Civil Code, prohibiting a minor child from leaving the country without the authorisation of both parents, the registry of the family court shall immediately notify the public prosecutor, who shall have the measure entered in the wanted persons file or have the entry amended. When an application for divorce or legal separation mentions…

I.-The departure from French territory of a minor who is the subject of a measure taken by the family affairs judge pursuant to article 373-2-6 of the Civil Code, of a ban on leaving the country without the authorisation of both parents, is subject to obtaining the agreement of each of the parents in accordance with the procedures set out in II, III and IV of this article. II.-Each of…

Where, when ruling on rights of access and accommodation, either provisionally or on the merits, the judge decides that the right of access or the delivery of the child will be exercised in a meeting place that he or she designates pursuant to the articles 373-2-1 or 373-2-9 of the Civil Code, it sets the duration of the measure and determines the frequency and duration of meetings. The judge may…

Where the judge decides that the child will be handed over with the assistance of a trusted third party pursuant to articles 373-2-1 or 373-2-9 of the Civil Code, it appoints the person responsible for this task, on the joint proposal of the parents or one of them, and subject to the written agreement of this person. The judge shall also designate, as a subsidiary measure, a meeting place where…