CAF Seeks €6,330 From Woman Who Claimed She Was Divorced While Her Husband Lived in Morocco
While waiting in Morocco for authorization to join his wife in France, the husband contributed 300 euros a month toward family expenses. Family reunification was authorized in December 2023. These details will weigh in the dispute over housing benefits.
It all began with an application for the active solidarity income benefit. A resident of Marne told the CAF that she had been married since 2015. However, in previous dealings with the agency, she had declared that she was divorced, first on November 1, 2019, and then on August 17, 2020. The agency then reviewed the personalized housing assistance (APL) she had received.
The woman married on September 17, 2015. Her husband lives in Morocco while awaiting family reunification, which was authorized by the prefect of Marne on December 4, 2023. He joined her in France in 2024. In the judges’ view, these steps are difficult to reconcile with the divorce declarations made to the CAF.
Another element in the case: according to the agency, and with no dispute on this point, the husband contributed 300 euros a month toward family expenses, even when he was living in Morocco. These resources were taken into account when assessing eligibility for housing benefits.
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The first bill arrived in April 2023: 4,293.41 euros in overpaid benefits. In July 2024, the CAF found evidence of fraud and extended its recalculation to three years, bringing the amount to 10,942.63 euros. After an appeal, the amount notified in November was 6,330.41 euros for the 2020-2023 period. A penalty of 145 euros and a 10% surcharge had also been imposed: the Reims judicial court had already ruled on these sanctions in June 2025.
The court refuses to write off the debt
The benefit recipient contests the repayment. She argues that the CAF’s decisions are insufficiently reasoned, denies any fraud and, failing cancellation, asks for her debt to be waived.
In its ruling of October 5, 2026, the Châlons-en-Champagne administrative court rejects her arguments. It notes the two divorce declarations, the unreported marriage and her husband’s financial contribution. It finds that the CAF was entitled to recalculate the APL and to find that the benefit recipient had acted in bad faith.
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The request to write off the debt is also rejected. The judges find that the inaccurate declarations prevent her from being considered in good faith, a condition required for a waiver in this case. The court dismisses her entire appeal.
