The adoption leave provided for in article L. 1225-37 begins no earlier than seven days before the child’s arrival at home and ends no later than eight months after that date.
The periods of leave referred to in article L. 1225-37 may be split into two periods of at least twenty-five days each.
Where the period of leave is divided between the two parents in application of article L. 1225-40, it may be split for each parent into two periods, each lasting at least twenty-five days.