In the event of a divorce, one of the parties may apply for a compensatory allowance from the other party. This application is possible if there is a difference in the standard of living between the former spouses following their divorce. In this article, Mr. Antoine Beraud, a lawyer at the Marseilles Bar, explains the characteristics and the various modalities inherent to this compensatory benefit. What is meant by compensatory allowance? The compensatory benefit, also called compensatory indemnity, is an aid paid by one of the ex-husbands to the other…
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