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Article 369 of the French Civil Code

Reasons must be given for the judgment revoking the adoption. The operative part of the judgment is mentioned in the margin of the birth certificate or the transcription of the adoption judgment, under the conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat. .

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Article 370 of the French Civil Code

With the exception of the provisions of articles 351, 352, 352-1, 352-2 and 353 and subject to the special rules of this chapter, the provisions of chapters I to III of this title apply to the adoption of the child of a spouse who is not legally separated, of a partner bound by a civil solidarity pact and of a cohabiting partner.

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Article 370-1-1 of the French Civil Code

The adopter must be ten years older than the child he proposes to adopt. However, where the difference in age is less than that provided for in the preceding paragraph, the court may order the adoption if there are good grounds.

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Article 370-1-2 of the French Civil Code

In the event of the death of one of the two adopters, a new adoption may be granted at the request of the new spouse, partner linked by a civil solidarity pact or cohabiting partner of the survivor of either of them.

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Article 370-1-3 of the French Civil Code

The full adoption of the child of a spouse, partner bound by a civil solidarity pact or cohabitee is permitted: 1° Where the child has legally established filiation only in respect of that spouse, partner bound by a civil solidarity pact or cohabitee; 2° Where the child has been the subject of a full adoption by that spouse, partner bound by a civil solidarity pact or cohabitee alone and has…

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Article 370-1-4 of the French Civil Code

The full adoption of the child of a spouse, partner bound by a civil solidarity pact or cohabitee leaves the child’s original filiation with regard to that person and his or her family intact. For the rest, it produces the effects of an adoption by a couple.

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Article 370-1-5 of the French Civil Code

The adopter and the other member of the couple choose, by joint declaration, the surname to be given to the child: either the surname of one of them, or their two surnames together in the order chosen by them, subject to a limit of one surname for each of them. This option may only be exercised once. This option may be exercised only once. In the absence of a joint…

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