minors

The court of first instance decided the divorce of D.B.N. and D.J. on the ground of common fault and placed the minor child in the custody of her father.  D.B.N. appealed the decision to the Isai Tribunal, and the appeal court decided to place the minor child in the custody of D.B.N., her mother considering this to be in the best interest of the minor. It explained that the fact that the parents of D.J. were taking care of the minor did not represent sufficient reason for placing her in his custody, as wrongfully held by the court of first instance.

Law No. 2021-478 of 21 April 2021 to protect minors from sexual crimes and offenses and incest (2021) introduces four new statutory offenses into the French Criminal Code to punish sexual acts against children: (i) the crime of rape against a minor under the age of 15; (ii) the crime of incestuous rape against a minor under the age of 18; (iii) the crime of sexual assault against a minor under the age of 15; and (iv) the crime of incestuous sexual assault against a minor under the age of 18.