Alimony – A judgment ignites the debate on gender equality

– A judgment ignites the debate on gender equality

After a divorce, you are no longer automatically entitled to your ex-partner’s money. This divides the political world, even within parties.

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After a recent judgment by the Federal Court, married women are under increased pressure to exercise a professional activity in addition to family tasks.

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If, after a separation or a divorce, the parent who took care of the child – generally the woman – could continue to maintain his usual standard of living at the expense of his ex-spouse, this will no longer be possible without another the future. This is the conclusion recently reached by the Federal Supreme Court (TF) in a stop (read box). It has thus definitively implemented the case law sketched out over the past two years. The new practice emphasizes equality and individual financial responsibility.

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In its judgment of March 25, the Federal Court considered that “the mere presence of joint children” is no longer sufficient for the parent who takes care of the child – generally the woman – to have the right to “appropriate maintenance “. “Adequate maintenance” here means funding for the usual standard of living after divorce. Until now, in the vast majority of cases, the man paid enough money for his ex-wife so that she had little or no restriction despite the change in the situation of the relationship. For his part, Manuel Duss, president of the Association of lawyers and lawyers FSA family law specialists, recalls that until now, the right to alimony was “regularly admitted” by the courts in the presence of a child. commmon.

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