Getting Legal Help Now Made Easier.
At the end of April, understanding and accessing your legal rights in France became easier thanks to a new mobile app launched by the French government called ‘Justice.Fr’. The aim of the ‘Justice.Fr’ app is to make accessing legal and judicial assistance easier and provide accessible information for all. The app is free to download […]
French Property Declaration Update
The completion of the new biens immobiliers residential property declaration has caused a great deal of confusion for both residents and second homeowners. If not completed, fines of €150 are, in theory, possible for non-compliance. These, however, will not be issued this year. The legal deadline for completing the declaration is still June 30 but homeowners do not […]
Accessing the French Health System
by Sarah Vincent This is the second article in our series about how to access health care in France. The first focused on those who have a UK issued S1. This article focuses on how to apply for health care when you are not yet retired, are unemployed, or from a country that does not […]
The Reform of French Inheritance Law
In 2021 the French Government made changes to the rights of succession that have had a direct impact on the inheritance plans of many. At that time FBN member Me. Marie-Claude BESSOUT and one of the FBN’s Service Providers, Me Simon DECEUNINCK, alerted us to this change and its implications, in this article of December […]