Where the request is made on the basis of Article L. 6145-11 of the Public Health Code or article L. 132-7 of the Code de l’action sociale et des familles, any party may also, during the proceedings, set out its case by letter addressed to the judge, provided that it can prove that the opposing party was aware of it before the hearing, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.
A party who makes use of this option may not appear at the hearing. The judgment rendered under these conditions shall be adversarial.
However, the judge always has the option of ordering that the parties appear before him.