The direct payment procedure implemented by a body that owes family benefits ends, at the latest, at the end of the twenty-fourth monthly payment made by the garnishee.
Subject to the provisions of the third paragraph of I of article R. 582-8 of the Social Security Code in the case of financial intermediation, the body responsible for paying family benefits shall notify the garnishee of the release of the direct payment procedure when all of the following conditions are met:
1° The unpaid instalments due have been paid by the garnishee;
2° After the unpaid instalments due have been paid, the current instalments of the maintenance allowance have been paid for twelve consecutive months without any payment incident attributable to the debtor;
3° The debtor applies to the organisation responsible for paying family benefits for the proceedings to be discontinued.