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Four questions,four tools

Which court, which path, which support, which division: for each question, a map or a simulator that applies the rules to your situation, and a guide to read online or receive by email. An indicative benchmark, so you come to our appointment with the right questions.

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Where to start

Get your bearings, choose, put figures on it, divide

The four tools follow the order of an international family case. Start with the one that answers your question right now.

  1. 1

    Which Court? Which Law?

    First of all, know which country can decide and which law applies: everything else depends on it.

  2. 2

    Which Path? Which Step?

    Anticipate, negotiate, protect, have a court decide, enforce, challenge: the right step at the right time.

  3. 3

    Which Support? How Much?

    Understand how support is calculated, to negotiate on bases that everyone can check.

  4. 4

    Which Division? Which Rights?

    Count before dividing: who receives what when the matrimonial property regime is settled, and what one spouse owes the other.

Start with the guide: it explains the rules that the map and the simulator then apply to your situation.

The tools

One question, one tool

Each toolkit guide brings together a map or a simulator and an explanatory guide, with the same design and the same method.

1Guide 1/4 · Jurisdiction and applicable law

Which Court? Which Law?

As soon as a family has a link with another country, two questions come before all others: which court to turn to, and which law it will apply. For couples, children and property.

  • The guide: one page per question, the court on the left, the law on the right
  • The map: seven questions, in “Plain English” or “With legal references”
  • The simulator: six questions, any country, the possible courts and the law each would apply

Your dataMap: no data requested. Simulator: result shown after your contact details, sent to the office.

2Guide 2/4 · Procedures, remedies and legal instruments

Which Path? Which Step?

Depending on the timing, the urgency and the state of the dialogue, the right answer is a legal instrument, a negotiation, a protective measure or a court case, often several at once.

  • The guide: the method, the essentials of the six branches, the deadlines not to miss
  • The map: six branches, eighteen sheets, “when to consider it” and “how to proceed”
  • The simulator: four steps, the options to consider at our appointment, deadlines and documents

Your dataMap: no data requested. Simulator: result shown after your contact details, sent to the office.

3Guide 3/4 · Support and compensatory allowance

Which Support? How Much?

Child support, spousal support during the proceedings, compensatory allowance: understand how each is calculated, to negotiate on bases that everyone can check. For a situation governed by French law.

  • The guide: one page per question, and how to prepare your appointment, including the wealth review
  • The map: four branches, eleven questions, from the children to after the decision
  • The simulator: an indicative high and low range, calculated from your figures, which picks up your settlement overview if you have done one
  • The appointment: the real figures, the property review and the strategy

Your dataMap: no data requested. Simulator: result shown after your contact details, sent to the office.

4Guide 4/4 · Settlement of the matrimonial property regime

Which Division? Which Rights?

Community property, separation of property or participation in acquests: what is divided, how reimbursements and claims are calculated, and what each spouse receives. For a regime governed by French law.

  • The guide: one page per question, the calculation method step by step
  • The map: five branches, fifteen sheets, “the rule” and “the method”
  • The simulator: a settlement overview laid out like a notary’s draft, with the room for negotiation
  • The appointment: the wealth review, supporting documents in hand

Your dataMap: no data requested. Simulator: picks up your answers to “Prepare your appointment”; result shown after your contact details, sent to the office.

Before you start

How the tools work

All four tools rest on the same principles. They shed light on your situation; they do not replace an analysis of your case.

  • An indicative benchmark

    The result guides your thinking and prepares a negotiation or an appointment. It is not legal advice.

  • Dated rules

    Each tool and each guide shows the date on which the rules were last updated.

  • Visible reasoning

    Every result is explained, with its criteria and, if you wish, its legal references.

  • Your data

    The maps ask for nothing. The simulators show the result after you enter your contact details, which are sent to the office with your consent, and to no one else.

The series

The toolkit guides, to read online and receive by email

Four guides, one method, one layout: understand your situation, weigh the options, then negotiate without giving up the option of going to court. Each guide is available in English and in French.

Guide 1/4 · 2026

Which Court? Which Law?

Which court to turn to, which law applies: couples, children, property.

PDF · 13 pages · Rules updated October 19, 2026

Read onlineGet the PDF by email
Guide 2/4 · 2026

Which Path? Which Step?

Anticipate, negotiate, protect, have a court decide, enforce, challenge: the right path at the right time.

PDF · 12 pages · Rules updated October 19, 2026

Read onlineGet the PDF by email
Guide 3/4 · 2026

Which Support? How Much?

Child support, spousal support during the proceedings, compensatory allowance: understanding the calculation.

PDF · 16 pages · Rules updated October 19, 2026

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Guide 4/4 · 2026

Which Division? Which Rights?

Community property, separation of property, participation in acquests: count before dividing.

PDF · 19 pages · Rules updated October 20, 2026

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To go further

The FAQ on international family law

Practical sheets, question by question, to go further than the tools.

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