Placing a child is a serious decision made by a judge when a minor’s safety, health, or development is threatened in their family environment. This measure aims to protect the child while ensuring the rights of both the child and their parents are respected. Here are...

In-home child welfare support (Assistance éducative en milieu ouvert – AEMO) is a central measure in French child protection law. Its purpose is to protect minors at risk while preserving, as much as possible, family ties and the child’s stability within their...

The Juvenile Judge (juge des enfants) plays a central role in France’s child protection system and in court-ordered child welfare measures. At the intersection of family, educational, and judicial concerns, the judge’s foremost duty is to safeguard the best interests...

A matrimonial property regime is the set of legal rules that governs how assets and debts are owned, managed, and divided between spouses during marriage, as well as upon its dissolution (divorce, death, etc.). In France, several regimes exist, each offering specific...

1. What does it mean? The best interests of the child is a central principle of law, which requires that the child's well-being always come first in all decisions affecting him or her. This applies to decisions made by parents, judges, social services or institutions....

When one member of an unmarried couple dies, the question of inheritance rights and legal implications is often complex. Unlike married couples, couples in civil partnerships or cohabiting couples do not enjoy the same legal protections in terms of inheritance. This...

French law provides mechanisms enabling a child or parent to request a change of name or surname in certain well-defined situations. These procedures, governed by the Civil Code and supplemented by recent reforms, aim to reconcile the stability of civil status with...

1. The main principles of the child's right to be heard The right of children to be heard in legal proceedings concerning them is now a fundamental principle of French law, in harmony with France's international commitments, notably the International Convention on the...

The delegation of parental authority is a legal measure enabling one or more parents to transfer all or part of the exercise of their rights and duties with regard to their child to a third party, in certain specific situations and under the supervision of a judge....

Financial intermediation is an essential tool in family law, designed to simplify and secure financial exchanges between separated parents concerning child support payments. Since its gradual implementation, this mechanism has been designed to ensure regularity and...