Can support be paid directly to a child who has reached the age of majority?
Verified 14 June 2023 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister), Ministry of Justice
Yes, it is possible if it is justified that it is the adult child who receives support directly.
The parental decision or agreement may provide for this.
When nothing is specified, it is possible to ask that the adult child receive this aid in whole or in part.
Why can maintenance be paid to an adult child?
Support can be paid directly to your adult child when he or she is independent, but not financially self-sufficient. That is, he is family home party to study in another city, work... and he's more practical let him manage the money himself.
Example :
an adult child continues his studies in Metz while his main residence is in Biarritz. He is a tenant of his house and deals with his expenses. Support payments can be made directly to the child so that the child can manage his or her expenses without having to ask the parent who receives them regularly for money.
Payment to the adult child cannot be justified by a wanting to decrease parent resources creditor.
FYI
one emancipated minor may receive support directly from his parents.
Who can apply?
Either parent can apply for the pension in whole or in part in the hands of their adult child.
How do I apply?
In case of agreement between parents, a convention may be made out in writing.
This document indicates the identity of the parents and the child, the amount to be paid, the method of calculating the annual increase, the date of payment and the method of payment (check, transfer...).
To give the same validity of a judgment in this convention, it is necessary counterpartr by one Jaf: titleContent
In case of disagreement, on Jaf: titleContent of the court of justice may be seised.
You can initiate the procedure if you wish to pay maintenance to your adult child.
The proceedings must be initiated in the court of law on which the parent's domicile depends creditor.
The application is made using the cerfa form n°11530:
Application to the family judge (parental authority, right of access, maintenance...)
The lawyer is not obligatory for this procedure.
FYI
in the event of difficulty in paying directly to the adult child, it is always the parent who has the child's main charge who must initiate proceedings for the overlay. Indeed, the decision that determines maintenance creates an obligation between the two parents and not towards the child.
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