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I am an English lady living in France for the last 8 years, with 3 children ages 10, 12 and 17, and a mortgage with the intention of staying in France, I would like to know where I stand if I divorce from my husband. I need to know what my rights are?
Already Tried: I've been told by an English solicitor that I need to get French legal advice as we've lived out here for 8 years.
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Hello, yes, I am still waiting for a reply. Payment has been made. A reply is awaited. Thanks.
We are still waiting to hear your advice, we agreed another fee of Euro 39.
The last we heard was from the Moderator seeking more information which was given.
We now await thne advice please!
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The lady who asked this question is here at my home for just the n ext 2 hours so an early response to her question about seeking a divorce in France will be appreiated.
Thank you
Don Duckworth
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All we are getting back from you are excuses,
WE WANT A RESPONSE TO THE QUESTION ASKED 24 HOURS AGO
WHEN I ALSO AGREED TO PAY EURO 39.
DON DUCKWORTH
Hello, are you still waiting for an answer, I am a French attorney.
YOU KEEP ASKING US IF WE ARE STILL WAITIN G FOR AN ANSWER?
YES WE ARE, YES WE ARE,
WILL SOMEONE PLEASE REPLY TO XXXXX IN FRANCE WHO IS ASKING ABOUT HOW TO GO ABOUT GETTING A DIVORCE, HERE IN FRANCE?
Please do not confuse me (an expert on French law) with the organisation JUST ANSWER. I answer question when I am availible. That was my first question. However, I understand your frustration.Getting a divorce in France requires the assistance of an "avocat" (lawyer / solicitor).One can not get a divorce in France without an avocat. Your friend would like to know where she stands. This will depand on the type of divorce she is seeking, an amicable divorce, a contested divorce, a divorce asked by on spouse and accpted by the other, etc.. There are several divorces in France.
My reason for asking advice from you is because JUST ANSWER referred me to you, for a fee. My friend is not in a position to have the assistance of an 'advocat' at this stage, this is why I am writing to JUST ANSWER on her behalf. The question has not been answered yet. What advice would you as 'an expert on French law' give some one, whose details you have, who is seeking to divorce her husband? This would be from the position of a lady who is not able to contact anyone directly because her phone is checked and her internet history is checked and also she is closely monitored by her husband. Her husband is likely to make things very difficult for her if he gets wind of this. She needs to know her rights on things like her children and her keeping her home and maintenance etc., Do you have any experience of family law? If not would you refer me on to someone who does please. Thank you.
I am also a divorce and family law lawyer in France. I deal particularly with mixed couples (meaning bi-national couples like your Friend). I am the president of an association : Association for the Protection and the Defense in France of the Rights of Children Born into Mixed Couples and their Foreign Parents http://adepe.france.free.fr/english_homepage.htm. I suggest you give her this website. I am not here to give advice but to answer questions on French law. Please read the JustAnswer disclaimer : "Answers from Experts on JustAnswer are not substitutes for the advice of an attorney. JustAnswer is a public forum and questions and responses are not private or confidential or protected by the attorney-client privilege. The Expert above is not your attorney, and the response above is not legal advice. You should not read this response to propose specific action or address specific circumstances, but only to give you a sense of general principles of law that might affect the situation you describe. Application of these general principles to particular circumstances must be done by a lawyer who has spoken with you in confidence, learned all relevant information, and explored various options. Before acting on these general principles, you should hire a lawyer licensed to practice law in the jurisdiction to which your question pertains.
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Your response astounds me!
We wrote in because we wanted an answer as to what my friend should do as she
wants to get a divorce here in France where she and her husband have been living
for the past 8 years. We wanted a good indication of what she should do initially,
for a start in the proceedings. Instead we got a full page of NOTHING.
Do try and be helpful, my friend cannot afford to consult an Advocate at the moment for her husband will not give her money for anything!
I agreed to pay the Euro 39 fee to help her, can you now also help please!!
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It is unfair for you to say that all you got is nothing. I am answering your questions, and I am telling you what your friend should do. You may not like my answer, my answer is not what you are looking for, but it is a legal position. I can not advise someone to do something without knowing all the facts about the case (ALL THE FACTS). I informed you that there are several types of divorces. The procedure for a divorce in France is first finding a lawyer and sitting down and talking with lawyer him or her, then one must decide what type of divorce. The procedure varies according to the type of divorce. The answer I gave your is worth more than the 39 euros you paid. I am a French lawyer, I also have a Ph.D. my cleints pay 300 euros per hour to talk with me. Your 39 euros is underpaid. If you want me to write more than you must pay more. Please on this website pay 39 euros not for advice but to get an answer to a specific question. If you want me to eplain to you what all the divorces are and the procedure for each divorce, then this will cost you more than 39 euros. Many French cities (town halls) have free lawyer that people can talk. I am being helpful.
We have said it all!And have not got an answer!We will not be using or recommending justanswer/law/France
You seem not to want to understand that each divorce case is different and that there are details that I would need in order to advise any person on the type of divorce to do. No lawyer will advise a person without being informed of all the details. I am not here to advise but to answer your question. You received several legal answers from me. It is of manifest bad faith to state the contrary. Imagine I tell you what yout friend should do and my advice does not correspond to her situation. It appears that you want me to say something to make you happy without knowing the facts and while disregarding the French laws and procedures. I am bieng very helpful. I am not a worker for JUSTANSWER, whether or not you refer this website or not is your own prorogative.
Experience: Practicing law in France, 10+ years of experience on Paris Bar. Taught French Business Law in US