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DIVORCE & SEPARATION
What Expats need to know about family arbitration in cross-border disputes
Family arbitration is a private dispute resolution method increasingly used by international families and expats dealing with complex legal issues across borders. Unlike public litigation, arbitration offers confidentiality, efficiency, and the ability to tailor proceedings to the legal and cultural context of the disputing parties.
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.
Collaborative Law
Going to Court is not always the best solution to resolve a dispute.
We tend to say that going to court ends with ‘one party wins’ ‘one party loses’. The reality is not that straight forward.
Winning a dispute sometimes involves losing bonds and relationships with a child, a partner, a mother…
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CHILD LAW
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Criminal family law
Financial abuse lawyer – Recognising and responding under French law
Financial abuse—also known as economic violence—is an often-overlooked form of domestic mistreatment, yet it leads to deep harm on victims. In France, such abuse is recognized under both civil and criminal law. The Law of 4 April 2006, amended in 2010, officially defines “economic violence” (violence économique) within marital relationships. Since 2018, economic violence also became punishable under the Criminal Code (Article 222‑16‑3‑1), with penalties of up to three years’ imprisonment and €45,000 fine.
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Financial matters
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LEGACY
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