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DIVORCE & SEPARATION
Pensions and divorce
Divorce is never purely emotional — it is also deeply financial. Among all the assets that must be considered when a marriage ends, pension rights are often the most misunderstood and underestimated. Yet for many couples, pensions represent one of the most valuable long-term assets, sometimes exceeding the value of the family home.
Pensions and divorce
Divorce is never purely emotional — it is also deeply financial. Among all the assets that must be considered when a marriage ends, pension rights are often the most misunderstood and underestimated. Yet for many couples, pensions represent one of the most valuable long-term assets, sometimes exceeding the value of the family home.
Stonewalling
Communication is one of the foundations of any relationship. When dialogue breaks down completely, conflict often becomes entrenched and emotionally damaging. One of the most harmful communication patterns identified in couple dynamics is stonewalling.
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CHILD LAW
Surrogacy
Surrogacy, also known as surrogacy or “GPA” (Gestation Pour Autrui), involves a contractual arrangement between a woman, commonly referred to as a “surrogate mother,” and a couple known as the “intended parents.”
In surrogacy, a couple can hire the services of a surrogate mother to carry and give birth to a child on their behalf. Subsequently, the surrogate mother relinquishes custody of the child to the intended parents upon the child’s birth.
Child custody
In France, when a couple is getting a divorce, agreeing on child or children custody is a turning point and disputes raise. In France, couples have 2 options: either they find a joint solution or the family Court Judge will settle the dispute.
Whatever the dispute solution is, parents will have to come to an agreement based on 3 types of custody: “la garde Classique” or flexible custody arrangements in english, “la garde alternée” or joint residency in English et la “garde réduite” or sole custody in English.
Adoption
In France there are 2 types of adoption.
In the UK there are 4 main types of adoption: fostering to adopt, adoption of a child from foster care, non-agency adoption and overseas adoption.
In the US, there are 5 types of adoption: adopting through the Child Welfare system (foster care), private adoption, international adoption, relative adoption and adult adoption.
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Criminal family law
Evolution of marital property regimes & protection of family assets
Around the world, marital property regimes determine how assets, debts, income, and property are owned between spouses — both during the marriage and in case of separation or death. In 2025, many countries (including France) are updating their rules to create more fairness and predictability.
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Financial matters
Marriage lawyer
In today’s globalized world, the boundaries of love and partnership extend far beyond national borders, leading to a growing phenomenon of international marriage. For French citizens, the prospect of marrying someone from another country brings both excitement and challenges, as they embark on a journey that transcends cultural, legal, and logistical boundaries.
Spousal maintenance payments tax
For a complete guide about spousal maintenance payments are deductible or considered as income in France, we invite you to read this article.
Spoual maintenance definition: Spousal maintenance is a payment paid by a spouse to the other spouse if a spouse doesn’t have enough income after you’re separated from the other.
In France, there are 2 types of spousal maintenance: spousal maintenance before being legally divorced and spousal maintenance after being legally divorced, so after the final order has been served.
Civil partnership agreement
What is a PACS in France?
PACS stands for civil partnership between two people who do not wish to get married but look for a legal recognition. PACS is available to both same-sex or opposite-sex couples.
In France you can go to your town hall to register a PACS but also to bring it to an end whenever you want. In England to end a civil partnership, you have to wait until it has lasted for at least a year.
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LEGACY
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