I Chapter II Chapter III NapoleonSeries.org is proud to be the work of its many readers. If you would like to submit reference materials, please contact NapoleonSeries.org . Search the Series Advanced Reference Library of Political Documents French Civil Code BOOK I. Of Persons Decreed 29th March, 1803. Of Majority, Interdiction, and the Judicial Advisor. An adult, who is in an habitual state of idiotcy, of insanity, or madness, must be interdicted, even though such state present some lucid intervals.
Any person is competent to claim the interdiction of a relative.
It is the same with one spouse with regard to the other. In the case of madness, if the interdiction is not claimed, either by the spouse or by the relatives, it must be claimed by the commissioner of government, who may also claim it in cases of idiotcy or insanity against an individual who is unmarried, and without known relatives. Every demand of interdiction shall be made before the court of first instance. Acts of idiotcy, insanity, or madness, shall be alleged in writing. They who prosecute the interdiction shall produce witnesses and documents.