The married and unmarried couple

The new judicial divorce procedure entered into force on 1 January 2021 and is applicable to all proceedings initiated as from 1 January 2021. It… Read More »SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NEW JUDICIAL DIVORCE PROCEDURE

The new judicial divorce procedure came into force on 1 January 2021. It is applicable to all proceedings instituted as of January 1, 2021. This… Read More »OUTLINE OF THE NEW JUDICIAL DIVORCE PROCEDURE

When parents separate one of the parents can apply to the Family Affairs Judge for an order for the other to pay child support to… Read More »What to do if child support is unpaid?

Marriage is a legal union between two people who commit to each other. The spouses commit to a community of life, and vow to owe… Read More »The patrimonial effects of marriage

International divorce proceedings entail the liquidation of the matrimonial property, which allows the division of property acquired before or during the marriage. If an agreement… Read More »Divorce and liquidation of the matrimonial property

Going through a divorce is always hard. However, the situation becomes even more complicated when the spouses are business partners. In this case, what happens… Read More »Divorcing when you run a business with your spouse : how will it affect your business ?

Compensatory allowance is a lump sum paid to one of the spouses at the time of the divorce. It is intended to compensate for the… Read More »The nature of the compensatory allowance and the income taken into account in its calculation

Amicable divorce, officially called divorce by mutual consent in France, allows spouses to separate without having to go to court.  Although this procedure has many… Read More »The advantages and disadvantages of amicable divorce