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Article 252 of the French Civil Code

The application initiating proceedings shall include a reminder of the provisions relating to:

1° mediation in family matters and participative proceedings;

2° Approval of partial or full agreements between the parties on the arrangements for exercising parental authority and the consequences of divorce.
It also includes, on pain of inadmissibility, a proposal for the settlement of the spouses’ pecuniary and property interests.

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Article 252

La demande introductive d’instance comporte le rappel des dispositions relatives à :


1° La médiation en matière familiale et à la procédure participative ;


2° L’homologation des accords partiels ou complets des parties sur les modalités d’exercice de l’autorité parentale et les conséquences du divorce.


Elle comporte également, à peine d’irrecevabilité, une proposition de règlement des intérêts pécuniaires et patrimoniaux des époux.

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