Autorite Parentale

Moving abroad with the children after a separation requires the other parent's consent or the judge's permission. Holidays, relocation, travel forms and bans, abduction: the rules and remedies.

Your ex won't return the children at the time set by the court order? First steps, a criminal complaint for non-return, the family judge, a child taken abroad: what you can do tonight.

My ex wants me back and keeps pushing, threatening or using the children: in France you have the right to say no. Where harassment begins, helplines, evidence to keep, the complaint and the family judge's protection order.

Child custody rests on precise criteria, and a parent can obtain shared residence despite the other's refusal. What the family court judge weighs, hearing the child, the procedure, benefits and penalties for withholding a child.