Reminder on the responsibility of parents and employers when stopping the services of a childminder

Family law

Estimated reading time (in minutes) In a recent case, the Court of Cassation stressed the importance of informing a childminder in advance when a parent no longer wishes to use her services. This notification must be sent by registered letter with acknowledgment of...

Joint suretyship and involvement of marital property

Family law

Estimated reading time (in minutes) According to article 1415 of the Civil Code , the spouses can only pledge or loan their own property and income, unless they have obtained the express consent of the other spouse. The consent of one of the spouses does not bind his...

Sex Change Criteria

Civil law, Civil law, Family law, Non classifié(e)

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Conditions for Sex Change in Civil Status To be able to request a sex change on your birth certificate, you must justify the irreversible nature of the visible physical transformations. This is what the Court of Cassation has just...

Parental Divorce Liability

Civil law, Family law

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Parental Divorce Liability: Child’s Residence and Responsibility In the event of divorce, under article 1384 of the Civil Code, the responsibility rests with the sole parent with whom the habitual residence of the child has...

Regime dell’obbligazione alimentare dei figli nei confronti dei genitori

Family law

Estimated reading time (in minutes) L’obbligo legale per i figli di sostenere i genitori bisognosi è subordinato alla condizione che questi ultimi non abbiano mancato gravemente ai loro obblighi nei confronti dei figli. Recenti sentenze giudiziarie illustrano...

Concubinage: a cohabitant is not required to repay a debt contracted by his partner if he has not signed the contract himself

Family law

Estimated reading time (in minutes) The Court of Cassation recently reaffirmed that unlike a spouse or a person bound by a civil solidarity pact (PACS), a cohabiting partner is not required to repay a debt contracted by his partner if he has not – even signed...