Autorité Parentale: Parental Authority Under French Family Law
How autorité parentale works in France: joint exercise by default, actes usuels vs importants, and when a court can suspend or withdraw parental authority.
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France Family Law
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Child Support in France (Pension Alimentaire): Rules, Payment, and Enforcement
How pension alimentaire, France's child support obligation, is set, paid automatically through ARIPA, enforced for non payment, and applied to adult children.
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Compensatory Payment on a French Divorce: How Prestation Compensatoire Works
How the French prestation compensatoire works: the Article 271 criteria judges weigh, capital versus the rente viagere exception, and its tax treatment.
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Divorce by Mutual Consent in France: The No-Judge Route and the Judicial Alternative
How divorce par consentement mutuel works in France: the no-judge route with two lawyers and a notaire, the minor-child exception, and the real costs.
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Divorce par consentement mutuel en France : la procédure sans juge et l'alternative judiciaire
Comment fonctionne le divorce par consentement mutuel en France : la procédure sans juge avec deux avocats et un notaire, l'exception de l'enfant mineur, et le coût réel.
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Garde Alternée in France: How Shared Custody and Alternating Residence Work
How garde alternée works in France: when judges can order alternating residence over objection, child support rules, and the 2025 CMG reform explained.
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How to Calculate Pension Alimentaire in France: The Official Barème
The Ministry of Justice barème formula for calculating pension alimentaire in France, explained step by step with worked examples for one and three children.
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La prestation compensatoire lors d'un divorce en France : comment elle fonctionne
Comment fonctionne la prestation compensatoire en France : les critères de l'article 271, capital contre l'exception de rente viagère, et son traitement fiscal.
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Le PACS en France : comment fonctionne le pacte civil de solidarité
Comment fonctionne le PACS en France : enregistrement, fiscalité, biens, exonération totale des droits de succession, et ce que le PACS ne donne pas.
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PACS in France: How Civil Partnership Works, and What It Does Not Give You
How a French PACS civil partnership works: registration, taxes, property, full inheritance tax exemption, and what a PACS still does not give you.
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Pension Alimentaire en France : Règles, Paiement et Recouvrement
Comment la pension alimentaire est fixée, versée automatiquement via l'ARIPA, recouvrée en cas de non-paiement, et appliquée aux enfants majeurs en France.
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