The direct payment procedure applies to maintenance payments due.
It also applies to payments due for the last six months prior to notification of the request for direct payment.
These sums are paid in equal instalments over a period of twelve months.
By way of derogation from the second and third subparagraphs, when an organisation responsible for family benefits acts on behalf of a maintenance creditor, the direct payment procedure is applicable to the outstanding maintenance payments for the last twenty-four months prior to notification of the request for direct payment. In this case, these sums are paid over a maximum period of twenty-four months under conditions defined by decree by the Conseil d’Etat.