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Article 1166 of the French Code of civil procedure

The application for adoption is brought before the judicial court.

The competent court is:

– the court of the place where the applicant lives when the applicant lives in France;

– the court of the place where the person whose adoption is sought lives when the applicant lives abroad;

– the court chosen in France by the applicant when the applicant and the person whose adoption is sought live abroad.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article 1166

La demande aux fins d’adoption est portée devant le tribunal judiciaire.

Le tribunal compétent est :

– le tribunal du lieu où demeure le requérant lorsque celui-ci demeure en France ;

– le tribunal du lieu où demeure la personne dont l’adoption est demandée lorsque le requérant demeure à l’étranger ;

– le tribunal choisi en France par le requérant lorsque celui-ci et la personne dont l’adoption est demandée demeurent à l’étranger.

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