Conseil de Famille
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Conseil de Famille is a French
institution for the protection of the interests of minors. By the Code Civil (art. 407410) it is composed of seven members. The local justice of the peace
(juge de paix) is the presiding officer. The other six members must be relations of the minor, chosen from the mothers and fathers side of the family respectively (three on each side). The Code gives in minute detail rules for choosing these relations. Meetings of the family council are held in private, five of the members constituting a quorum. The council has power to appoint a guardian to the minor; to authorize marriage or oppose it; to audit the accounts and decide questions concerning the minors estate. The French family council is founded on the Roman law of tutelage.
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institution for the protection of the interests of minors. By the Code Civil (art. 407410) it is composed of seven members. The local justice of the peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
(juge de paix) is the presiding officer. The other six members must be relations of the minor, chosen from the mothers and fathers side of the family respectively (three on each side). The Code gives in minute detail rules for choosing these relations. Meetings of the family council are held in private, five of the members constituting a quorum. The council has power to appoint a guardian to the minor; to authorize marriage or oppose it; to audit the accounts and decide questions concerning the minors estate. The French family council is founded on the Roman law of tutelage.
See also
- Juvenile courtJuvenile courtA juvenile court is a tribunal having special authority to try and pass judgments for crimes committed by children or adolescents who have not attained the age of majority...