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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Family Law in France: PACS, Divorce, Custody, Child Support
How French family law works: PACS, no-judge mutual consent divorce, prestation compensatoire, parental authority, shared custody, and pension alimentaire.
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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 Much Does a Divorce Cost in France? (2026 Guide)
French divorce cost explained: the droit de partage tax (1.10% since 2022, CGI Art. 746), the four divorce routes, lawyer and notaire fees, and legal aid.
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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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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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Visitation Rights in France: Droit de Visite Explained
France's droit de visite et d'hébergement: a parent's visitation cannot be refused except for grave reasons (Code civil Art. 373-2-1).
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