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Parenthood in French law and Filiation
Exposé - Droit Civil - 16 pages - Format Microsoft Word
The purpose of this paper is first to understand the French parenthood, namely the way to be the legal father or mother of a child. Investigating further, we will see whether the current legislation is modern enough or not, which will be our main question. Indeed, some scholars and politicians think that all the French family law has to be reformed because it takes its roots from the civil code of Napoléon from 1804 and therefore is too old. However, it is obvious that since 1804 French family law underwent various reforms.
Filiation is the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors ; the legal tie between a child and his parents. French law has three kinds of filiation first of which is the legal filiation (« filiation légitime »), followed by the natural filiation (« filiation naturelle ») and finally the adoptive filiation (« filiation adoptive »).
However, one has to keep in mind that it does not really matter whether the child is borne in the wedding lock or not. Indeed, all the children are equal. Discriminations between legal and natural children have been officially abolished since the condemnation of France by the European Court of Human Rights.
Plan du document :
1. The legal filiation
2. The natural filiation
3. The adoptive filiation
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