Adoption leave is granted to an employee who has been entrusted with a child by the departmental child welfare service, the French Adoption Agency or any other French body authorised for adoption.
The certificate justifying the arrival of a child, referred to in article L. 1225-39, is issued by the President of the Conseil départemental.
The employee notifies his employer, in accordance with article L. 1225-39, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by delivery against receipt.
The adoption leave provided for in article L. 1225-37 begins no earlier than seven days before the child’s arrival at home and ends no later than eight months after that date. The periods of leave referred to in article L. 1225-37 may be split into two periods of at least twenty-five days each. Where the period of leave is divided between the two parents in application of article L. 1225-40,…
For the application of article L. 1225-49 : 1° The seriousness of the illness or accident is established by a medical certificate which also states that the child’s condition makes it necessary for a person to be with him or her for a specified period of time; 2° The child’s serious disability is established when this disability entitles the child to the special education allowance provided for in article L….
The information and reasoned requests provided for in articles L. 1225-50 to L. 1225-52 shall be sent to the employer by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or delivered against receipt.
At least fifteen days before the start of the parental presence leave, the employee shall inform his employer by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or delivered against receipt of his wish to take this leave. The employee must enclose a medical certificate. When the parental presence leave is requested under the conditions provided for in the last paragraph of article L. 1225-62, he must also enclose the favourable opinion…
For the application of article L. 1225-62, the particular seriousness of the illness, accident or disability and the need for a sustained presence and constraining care are attested by a medical certificate. This certificate specifies the foreseeable duration of the child’s treatment.
The maximum period during which an employee may take parental leave for the same child and per illness, accident or disability is set at three years. If the leave is split, the minimum duration of each period of leave is half a day.
The initial duration of the period during which the employee benefits from the right to parental presence leave is subject to a new examination under the conditions provided for in article D. 544-2 of the Social Security Code. This new examination shall give rise to a medical certificate, as provided for in article R. 1225-15, which shall be sent to the employer.In the event of an extension beyond the duration…
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