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Article 371-4 of the French Civil Code

Children have the right to maintain personal relations with their ascendants. Only the interests of the child may prevent the exercise of this right.

If it is in the child’s interests, the family court judge shall determine the terms and conditions of relations between the child and a third party, whether a parent or not, in particular where that third party has resided on a stable basis with the child and one of the child’s parents, has provided for the child’s education, maintenance or installation, and has established lasting emotional ties with the child.

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Article 371-4

L’enfant a le droit d’entretenir des relations personnelles avec ses ascendants. Seul l’intérêt de l’enfant peut faire obstacle à l’exercice de ce droit.

Si tel est l’intérêt de l’enfant, le juge aux affaires familiales fixe les modalités des relations entre l’enfant et un tiers, parent ou non, en particulier lorsque ce tiers a résidé de manière stable avec lui et l’un de ses parents, a pourvu à son éducation, à son entretien ou à son installation, et a noué avec lui des liens affectifs durables.

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