The file may be consulted at the court registry by the petitioner, the minor capable of discernment, the parents or their lawyers, if they are assisted or represented, until a decision is made on the petition. Where the provisions of articles 387-3, 387-4 or 387-5 of the Civil Code are applied, the minor capable of discernment or one of his parents and their counsel may request to consult the file…
The lawyer for the minor or the minor’s parents may obtain copies of all or part of the documents in the case file. He may not communicate the copies thus obtained or their reproduction to the minor or to a third party. The judge may authorise, at their request and on justification of a legitimate interest, the issue of a copy of one or more documents in the case file…
At the request of any interested party or ex officio, the judge may order that the examination of the application give rise to a debate, in particular when articles 387, 387-3, 387-4 and 387-5 of the Civil Code are applied . In this case, the judge will rule after hearing or calling the legal administrator(s). The parties’ lawyers, where they are assisted or represented, are heard in their observations.
The case is heard and decided in chambers.
Any decision of the judge is notified, at the registry’s behest, to the applicant, the parents and, where applicable, the ad hoc administrator. A minor who has reached the age of sixteen is notified of the decision by simple letter, unless his or her condition does not allow it. Notifications are made by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The judge may, however, decide that they will be made by…
Copies of the judge’s decisions may only be issued to the applicant, the parents and, where applicable, the ad hoc administrator. Interested minors who have reached the age of majority may obtain copies of decisions concerning them. Persons with a legitimate interest may also obtain extracts with the judge’s authorisation. The judge’s decision is a measure of judicial administration.
Unless otherwise provided, the judge’s decisions are subject to appeal. An appeal shall be lodged, heard and decided in accordance with the rules laid down in Articles 1239 to 1247.
The civil fine provided for in Article 387-6 of the Civil Code may not exceed 10,000 euros.
Educational assistance measures are taken by the children’s judge of the place where one of the parents, the minor’s guardian or the person or service to whom the child has been entrusted resides, as the case may be; failing this, by the judge of the place where the minor resides. If the person mentioned in the previous paragraph changes their place of residence, the judge will relinquish jurisdiction in favour…
The judge gives notice of the initiation of proceedings to the public prosecutor; when they are not petitioners, he also gives notice to each of the parents, the guardian, the person or representative of the service to which the child has been entrusted. He hears each of the parents, the guardian, the person or representative of the service to which the child has been entrusted and the minor capable of…
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