"We can not rely on mothers incivility of their former spouses," said the head of state at a press conference unpublished Thursday.

Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that the family allowance funds (CAF) have the "prerogative to collect family support" and thus help single-parent families.

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"These famous single-parent families are often these mothers living alone," the President of the Republic told the press, saying that "we can not rely on mothers the incivility of their former spouses".