Partners are liable for each other's debts and contracts.
Partners do not receive adoption, lineage, or custody rights. Foreigners French nationality is not required by both parties signing a pact but a foreigner must be legally resident in France. PaCS does not confer citizenship or residency on a foreign partner. However, after three years of common life, a PACS agreement is considered as valid evidence of a personal relationship when applying for residency in France. A sworn statement that a PaCS can be legally entered into.