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Article 382 of the French Civil Code

Legal administration is the responsibility of the parents. If parental authority is exercised jointly by both parents, each parent is the legal administrator. In other cases, legal administration belongs to whichever of the parents exercises parental authority.

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Article 382
L’administration légale appartient aux parents. Si l’autorité parentale est exercée en commun par les deux parents, chacun d’entre eux est administrateur légal. Dans les autres cas, l’administration légale appartient à celui des parents qui exerce l’autorité parentale.

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