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What is the definition of parental authority?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Naturalisation no. 236
Quelle est la définition de l'autorité parentale ?
What is the definition of parental authority?
Answer. The full set of rights and duties parents have toward their child, in the child's best interest, until the child reaches adulthood.
L’ensemble des droits et des devoirs des parents envers leur enfant, dans l’intérêt de l’enfant, jusqu’à sa majorité.
Parents must protect their child and look after their health, safety and education. These rights and duties last until the child turns 18 or is legally emancipated.
The official text that proves it
« 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, sa vie privée et sa moralité »
Parental authority is a set of rights and duties whose purpose is the best interest of the child. It belongs to the parents until the child reaches adulthood or is emancipated, and it protects the child's safety, health, privacy and moral wellbeing
In French, with its English meaning.
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