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Article 371-1 of the French Civil Code

Parental authority is a set of rights and duties with the interests of the child as their ultimate goal.

It belongs to the parents until the child reaches majority or emancipation to protect the child’s safety, health and morality, to ensure the child’s education and enable the child’s development, with due respect for the child’s person.

Parental authority is exercised without physical or psychological violence.

Parents involve the child in decisions that concern him or her, in accordance with his or her age and degree of maturity.

Parental authority is exercised without physical or psychological violence.

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Article 371-1

L’autorité parentale est un ensemble de droits et de devoirs ayant pour finalité l’intérêt de l’enfant.

Elle appartient aux parents jusqu’à la majorité ou l’émancipation de l’enfant pour le protéger dans sa sécurité, sa santé et sa moralité, pour assurer son éducation et permettre son développement, dans le respect dû à sa personne.

L’autorité parentale s’exerce sans violences physiques ou psychologiques.

Les parents associent l’enfant aux décisions qui le concernent, selon son âge et son degré de maturité.

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