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What happens if a foreign divorce order is recognised in France?

If a foreign divorce order is recognised in France, French law still provides for several ways to modify, amend or complete the financial provisions of that order. A party can seek a judicial review of the compensatory benefit ( Article 595, FCCP) if the foreign order was fraudulently obtained.

Can a spouse ask a French judge to wind-up the matrimonial regime?

With regard to the matrimonial regime, a spouse may ask the French judge to wind-up the matrimonial property regime if this was not done during the foreign divorce proceedings (as can sometimes be the case where certain common law countries do not recognise matrimonial property rights). 27.

Does France ratify the HCCH Convention?

France has ratified and is a party to the HCCH Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980 (Hague Child Abduction Convention), which came into effect in France in 1983.