The Civil Solidarity (PACS) pact, unlike divorce, is not subject to any judicial control. As easy to conclude as to break, its dissolution is fast, simple and … effective!
The legislator thought the PACS (Civil Solidarity Pact) as a very simple union to implement and with as little formalities as possible. Established in 1999, this union recognized by the State evolved in November 2017. Its registration is no longer made by a clerk of the district court, but by a civil status officer, such as a mayor. Hyper-accessible, 92,000 civilian solidarity pacts (PACS) were concluded in 2016 according to INSEE.
Breaking a PACS is also relatively easyespecially when the decision to end it results from a municipality decision. The death of one of the partners or the marriage of one of them is two events resulting in the automatic dissolution of the contract. But the pact can also be broken by unilateral decision of one of the two partners. In all these cases, several steps are available to you …
Break a PACS by joint declaration
The first in a case is the easiest. If the partners agree to break this pact, they only have to fill And sign a joint dissolution. Once this step has been passed, you must send the declaration in registered letter or submit it to the town hall which received the initial PACS. Finally, three to five weeks later, it is possible to check at the town hall that the mention of the dissolution was well brought to their birth certificate.
To be alone to want to be out of the way is possible: the unilateral decision
It is enough thatonly one partner wishes to dissolve the pact so that it is so. This operation is a bit more complex and take more time that the previous one. You just have to warn the partner by An act issued by a bailiff. This is called “A meaning” And it can cost between 90 and 150 euros. The latter will then be given either to the town hall, to the district court, or to the notary with which the PACS had been recorded. If an agreement is impossible to settle financial or real estate issues, the dispute must be decided by The family judge.
A wedding dissolves the PACS
Here, nothing very complex: If a marriage takes place, the dissolution of the PACS is automatic. This cancellation applies that marriage takes place between PACS or not. If one of the two PACS married another person, the pact dissolves. Surprisingly, the partner who will marry is not forced to warn the other partnerit is the civil status officer of the town hall where the wedding ceremony takes place which will take care of it. In a second step, after having validated the dissolution of the PACS, the‘ Informed of the marriage the service of official registers of the town hall.
