Calculer le montant de la prestation compensatoire au moment de l'ordonnance de séparation et non plus le jour du prononcé du jugement de divorce

This French bill proposes changing when the amount of a compensatory payment (prestation compensatoire) is calculated in divorce cases. Under the proposal, the amount would be fixed at the time of the separation order (ordonnance de séparation) rather than on the day the divorce judgment is pronounced. The compensatory payment is a lump sum or periodic payment one spouse may owe the other to offset a significant gap in living standards caused by the divorce. The timing matters because the spouses' financial situations can change between those two dates. This summary is based on the procedure's metadata only, not the full legislative text. The change would mainly affect divorcing spouses in France, particularly the spouse who may receive or pay a compensatory payment. It may also affect family law practitioners, notaries, and courts that handle divorce proceedings. The exact effects would depend on the final wording of the text.