Support is paid in the form of monthly instalment by the parent who doses not have custody to the one who does. In case of shared custody, the Judge will only rarely grant support if there is a very substantial difference of income between parents. There is no fixed scale established by statute. Each judge […]
Can shared custody be ordered even if one spouse opposes to it?
Traditionally in France Custody over children was given to the mother. The father would have a visitation right usually two weekends a month plus half of the school holidays. Sometimes, the father was granted an extra visitation day during the school week. The father would have the obligation of paying child support to his ex […]
Which Judge has jurisdiction in trans European divorce cases?
All domestic litigation depends on the jurisdiction of the “Juge aux affaires familiales”. In each French “Département” (French administrative division more or less equivalent to a British county), there are generally one or two Court, grouping several “Juges” specialised in domestic issues. If both spouses live in France, it is the Judge closest to the […]
How long does a divorce procedure last?
The average duration of a divorce is about 12 month. Duration will strongly vary depending on: the location of the Court (outcome tends to be more rapid in small rural courts) ; if it is a mutual consent divorce or a more disputed type of divorce (the less contentious the divorce the shorter the procedure). […]