Financial Intermediation

Financial Intermediation

Financial intermediation is an essential tool in family law, designed to simplify and secure financial exchanges between separated parents concerning alimony payments. Since its gradual implementation, this mechanism has been designed to ensure regularity and...
How to divide property in the event of divorce

How to divide property in the event of divorce

When a divorce occurs, one of the major issues for the spouses concerns the division of property. This process varies considerably depending on the matrimonial regime adopted by the spouses, whether it’s a regime of community or separation of property. This...
Alimony (Prestation compensatoire)

Alimony (Prestation compensatoire)

Alimony is a sum of money or a benefit in kind paid by one of the ex-spouses to the other, following a divorce, to compensate for the disparities in their respective living conditions created by the breakdown of the marriage. Its aim is to ensure a degree of economic...
Grandparents’ childcare rights

Grandparents’ childcare rights

In France, the right of grandparents to maintain relations with their grandchildren is recognized and regulated by law. This right is based on the principle that it is generally in a child’s best interests to maintain ties with his or her ascendants. However,...