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Article L213-5 of the French Code of civil enforcement procedures

The request for direct payment is made through a bailiff.
Where a public administration is subrogated to the rights of a maintenance creditor, it may itself make the application for direct payment and avail itself of the provisions of Articles L. 152-1 and L. 152-2.
When an organisation that owes family benefits acts on behalf of a maintenance creditor, it may itself make the request for direct payment.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article L213-5


La demande de paiement direct est faite par l’intermédiaire d’un huissier de justice.
Lorsqu’une administration publique est subrogée dans les droits d’un créancier d’aliments, elle peut elle-même former la demande de paiement direct et se prévaloir des dispositions des articles L. 152-1 et L. 152-2.
Lorsqu’un organisme débiteur de prestations familiales agit pour le compte d’un créancier d’aliments, il peut lui-même former la demande de paiement direct.

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