Category: Family Law
Family Law
November 1, 2026
Stock Options, RSUs and Executive Compensation in a French-American Divorce
For executives and tech professionals, the biggest number on the personal balance sheet is often not salary, or even the house, but equity: stock options, restricted stock units, and, for those in private equity, carried interest. This compensation is powerful, complex, and, in a French-American divorce, genuinely tricky. Getting it right can mean the difference […]
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Family Law
October 15, 2026
Business Owners and Entrepreneurs: Protecting and Valuing a Business in an International Divorce
For a founder, a company is not just an asset; it is a life’s work, a source of income, and often an identity. When a marriage ends, that business can suddenly become the most contested item on the table, and in a French-American divorce, the questions multiply. Is the company “yours” or “ours”? What is […]
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Family Law
October 8, 2026
Moving Abroad With Your Children After a Divorce in France: What the Law Allows
Emily moved to Lyon from Boston eleven years ago for her husband’s job. The marriage ended last spring, the divorce was finalised in France, and the children, nine and six, live with her during the week and with their father every other weekend. Her parents are ageing, her career has stalled, and she has been […]
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Family Law
October 1, 2026
French-American Divorce and Matrimonial Property: When Community Property Meets the French Matrimonial Regime
Ask an American what they own with their spouse, and they will usually answer by state: “We’re in California, so it’s community property.” Ask a French person the same question, and they will answer by regime: the legal framework their marriage runs on. Understanding how these two ways of thinking collide is the heart of […]
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Family Law
September 15, 2026
Divorcing With Assets in France and the United States: What You Need to Consider Before Filing
A transatlantic life is a beautiful thing until it has to be divided. When your wealth sits on both sides of the ocean, an apartment in Paris, a home in the U.S., retirement accounts, a business, perhaps a trust, a divorce becomes an exercise in coordination as much as in law. The decisions you make […]
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Family Law
September 1, 2026
France or the United States? Choosing Jurisdiction in a French-American Divorce
Of every decision you will make in a cross-border divorce, the choice of where to file may be the one that shapes the outcome most. Before a single financial argument is heard, the country whose court decides your case has already tilted the playing field. And in many French-American situations, both countries’ courts can legitimately […]
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Family Law
August 15, 2026
French Divorce and the Matrimonial Home
What happens to the family home when an international couple divorces in France.
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Family Law
August 1, 2026
Divorce in France: A Step-by-Step Guide for Expats
The stages of a French divorce, explained for expatriates and binational couples.
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