Section 388: Proceeding in absentia

The inventory shall proceed in the absence of the parties who, after having received the first summon or notice of the proceeding, do not attend the Court personally or through their advocates and said parties shall not be entitled to any further notice of any stage of the proceeding. However, such parties, who reside within the jurisdiction of the Court, shall be given notice of the licitation and homologation at the registered address. Unless after the service of summon, a party files a memo of his registered address within the jurisdiction of the court, which is different from the address given by the head of the family, the latter shall be deemed to be registered address of the party. Where a party files a registered address, he shall state the house number, street name, ward name, village or city.