Family Law

Pursuant to Article 214 of the French Civil Code, “Where a marital agreement does not regulate the contribution of the spouses to the household expenses, they shall contribute to such expenses in proportion to their respective abilities”. This provision applies regardless of the marital regime elected by the spouses, and enables to adjust, through a […]

Divorce is a grown up problem… But not only ….  The decision rendered on October 24, 2012 by the 1st Civil Chamber of the Cour de Cassation (French Supreme Court) (appeal n° 11-18849) seems to impose to lower courts the obligation to pay particular attention to the requests made by a child during the divorce […]