Paris Divorce

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Paris Divorce Soundex Code P620

From the Office of American Services in Paris

http://www.international-divorce.com/d-france.htm

Divorce is pronounced by mutual consent, upon a joint request (or upon the request of either party when accepted by the other one), by fault, or by termination of common life.

In any case, the assistance of a lawyer is indispensable. In a joint request, both parties may request the assistance of the same lawyer. If your income is not sufficient to pay for the services of a lawyer, you may request, and be granted, judicial aid. Information on how to obtain legal aid is provided by the city hall.

When Your Spouse Consents to Divorce

To sue for divorce by mutual agreement, there are two possibilities:

A) Divorce upon mutual consent: The two of you file a joint request. You do not have to give the judge the reason why you want to divorce, because you are in agreement to settle the conditions of your divorce. You submit your written request for the judge's approval, one stating the mutual conditions for the duration of the divorce proceedings, and another request stating permanent conditions to be reached after the divorce is pronounced (child custody, visiting rights, alimony, allowance, lodging and partition of real property). If you confirm your desire to divorce in the presence of the judge, you will need to confirm your wish to divorce after the expiration of a probationary period of three to nine months. N.B.: This proceeding can be done only if you have been married for more than six months.

B) Divorce requested by one party and accepted by the other:

Only one party files for divorce. The other party accepts it in principle. The divorcing spouse submits to the judge, through a lawyer, a request , accompanied by a statement of the facts which led him/her to decide to divorce. A copy of such request is given to the other party. If the other party recognizes the facts, the judge enters them into the record and sends the case to court for a final divorce decree.