Frequently asked questions about Famille

Yes. In the context of a divorce, financial adjustments may be made between spouses. If you have used personal funds to improve a property that belongs exclusively to your spouse, you may assert a claim (créance) against them. This is governed by Articles 1478 and 1479 of the French Civil…

The resumption of cohabitation puts an end to the legal separation and re-establishes the previous effects attached to the marriage, with the exception of the matrimonial property regime, the separation of property being maintained (art. 305, al. 1 and 3 C. civ.). Please note: for this situation to be known…

No. When the compensatory allowance was paid in the form of an annuity, at the time of the death of the debtor spouse, in principle it is immediately payable in the form of a lump sum. Reversion pensions are deducted from the amount of this compensatory allowance (art. 280-1 and…

Yes. If in principle, the adopter must be 15 years older than the person he wishes to adopt, this age difference is reduced to 10 years when the adoption takes place between an individual in a civil union and the child of his partner (art. 344 Civil Code and 361…

Yes. This rule is intended to protect the family home and applies even when this property belongs to one of the spouses only. In the absence of your wife's consent to this sale, she could request the cancellation within one year from the day she became aware of it and…