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DIVORCE & SEPARATION

Denying access to children

Denying access to children

Visitation rights refer to the legal arrangements that allow a parent without primary custody to maintain regular contact with their child.
These rights are grounded in the child’s best interests, ensuring a relationship with both parents even after separation or divorce.
In some cases, one parent may deny access to the other, leading to complex legal challenges.
Navigating child visitation issues can be emotionally and legally complex.

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Marriage annulment

Marriage annulment

Annulment in France has largely increased. There were 449 annulments granted in 1995 against 740 in 2004.
Annulment or nullity definition:
You can annul a marriage for a number of reasons. For an annulment to be granted, a marriage must be either void or voidable.

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Divorce FAQs

Divorce FAQs

Most of the time when you’re married, going through a separation process leads to divorce proceedings.
This situation involves lots of questions and also terrible headaches when thinking of a divorce : what are the financial consequences of a divorce? How much it costs? Who the child(ren) will live with? Can I get spousal or child maintenance? How can we share assets and properties?
Our family law lawyers and mediators are located in Pairs.
We resolve many tricky situations and divorces with empathy and high legal expertise.

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CHILD LAW

Children maintenance

Children maintenance

Children maintenance definition

Children maintenance is a set of payments made from one parent to another to help pay for your child’s living costs. It’s paid by the parent who doesn’t usually live with the child to the person who has most day-to-day care of the child and called ’child support’.

This payment is not only based on day-to-day care of the child but also on both parents’ earnings.

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Adoption

Adoption

In France there are 2 types of adoption.
In the UK there are 4 main types of adoption: fostering to adopt, adoption of a child from foster care, non-agency adoption and overseas adoption.
In the US, there are 5 types of adoption: adopting through the Child Welfare system (foster care), private adoption, international adoption, relative adoption and adult adoption.

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Criminal family law

Emotional abuse lawyer

Emotional abuse lawyer

Mental and emotional abuse in marriage can be deeply damaging, yet it often remains less visible compared to physical abuse.
Mental and emotional abuse in marriage is a severe issue with significant psychological impacts.
Understanding what constitutes mental abuse, recognizing the signs, and knowing how to address and legally manage the situation are crucial for anyone experiencing this form of abuse.

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Financial matters

Spousal maintenance

Spousal maintenance

Only spouses so married couples may be entitled to a maintenance claim or to pay for spousal maintenance and your lawyer’s firm can help you calculate the award.
Spousal maintenance definition:
Spousal maintenance is a payment paid by a spouse to the other spouse if a spouse doesn’t have enough income after you’re separated from the other.
When a spouse has much higher income than the other, there may need to be a period of ongoing financial support in order not to affect the well-being of the other.
The paying spouse is the debtor and the one receiving the allowance is the recipient.

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Divorce with a business involved

Divorce with a business involved

The life of a company is shaped by economic and legislative changes, but these elements do not determine a company’s viability. Indeed, financial and management issues can come up when getting a divorce.
Despite private and emotional issues a business owner may have, you can face financial and legal consequences putting your company at risk.
When getting a divorce, the company’s future will be based on your matrimonial property regime and contractual agreements.

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French-UK Nuptial agreement

French-UK Nuptial agreement

Marital agreement definition in France

In France, a marital agreement is a legal document where spouses decide how they want to share their assets during and after their marriage (divorce, death…).

A marital agreement is not compulsory in France but useful for couples who want to separate assets, properties and belongings.

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LEGACY

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