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DIVORCE & SEPARATION

Succession planning for family businesses: legal essentials
Succession planning is one of the most critical processes in preserving the legacy and continuity of a family business. Whether the business has been passed down through generations or is a first-generation enterprise, preparing for leadership and ownership transitions ensures the company survives and thrives.

Divorce FAQs
Most of the time when you’re married, going through a separation process leads to divorce proceedings.
This situation involves lots of questions and also terrible headaches when thinking of a divorce : what are the financial consequences of a divorce? How much it costs? Who the child(ren) will live with? Can I get spousal or child maintenance? How can we share assets and properties?
Our family law lawyers and mediators are located in Pairs.
We resolve many tricky situations and divorces with empathy and high legal expertise.
Online divorce
In France, “le divorce en ligne » or online divorce in English is misleading.
In France, online divorce does not exist. If it’s possible to carry out the paperwork related to uncontested divorce, in France, the spouses along with their respective lawyers must have a face-to-face meeting to sign their uncontested divorce agreement. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO AVOID THIS MEETING.
Being aware of this, online divorce is possible only for uncontested divorce in France. It allows spouses to separate quickly and at a lower cost.
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CHILD LAW
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Children maintenance
Children maintenance definition
Children maintenance is a set of payments made from one parent to another to help pay for your child’s living costs. It’s paid by the parent who doesn’t usually live with the child to the person who has most day-to-day care of the child and called ’child support’.
This payment is not only based on day-to-day care of the child but also on both parents’ earnings.
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Criminal family law

Step-parent Adoption
Adopting a stepchild is a beautiful way to strengthen a family bond and provide legal security for both the child and the adopting parent. However, step-parent adoption is not as simple as filing paperwork; it involves legal procedures that vary by state and require careful navigation. Many parents considering this step have concerns about eligibility, consent, costs, and the legal process.
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Financial matters

French-UK Nuptial agreement
Marital agreement definition in France
In France, a marital agreement is a legal document where spouses decide how they want to share their assets during and after their marriage (divorce, death…).
A marital agreement is not compulsory in France but useful for couples who want to separate assets, properties and belongings.

Postnuptial agreement
Marital agreement definition
A set of financial rules and duties regarding marital life here is the definition of a marital agreement. Before getting married spouses can agree on how they want to manage financial matters within their household such as getting a pre-nuptial agreement. If the spouses do not attend a prenup agreement (for the French law), then they will automatically get involved into the universal community of assets.

Prenuptial agreement
Regarding French Law, prenuptial or marital property agreement is a legal document drawn up between a couple before their marriage to manage their assets and the type of marital agreement they want.
This is sometimes difficult to understand as even if prenuptial agreement are a common thing in other countries, choosing the right type of agreement does not exist in Common Law.
Legal consequences depending on the type of agreement are finally understood and lead to arguments when spouses decide to get an international divorce. This is also true when expats were not aware of their marital agreement and the law does not correspond to their culture.
If you are a French expat or you have assets as your partner in France or whatever your citizenship is, we advise to get a bilingual international family law lawyer.
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LEGACY
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