Article 1136-1 of the French Code of civil procedure
Applications relating to the operation of matrimonial property regimes and indivisions between persons bound by a civil solidarity pact or between cohabitees, as well as those relating to the liquidation and division of the property interests of spouses, persons bound by a civil solidarity pact and cohabitees falling within the jurisdiction of the family court, are governed by the rules of ordinary written procedure applicable before the judicial court. Hearings…