Family & Estate

Before the dispute

Most family litigation would have been avoided by a document signed in time. We draft marital property agreements, cohabitation agreements, arrangements for the administration of jointly owned assets, and wills coordinated among spouses and business partners. For families with a company, we align these documents with the family protocol and the bylaws, so that a separation or a death does not paralyze the business.

Divorce

A divorce involving significant assets is largely a property matter. We negotiate and draft the divorce settlement: liquidation of community property or confirmation of separate property, shareholdings in companies, real estate, debts, compensatory support where it applies, and the arrangements for the children. We aim for divorce by agreement, which is faster and more private; when there is no agreement, we litigate and seek the interim measures that protect the person and the assets while the case lasts.

Children

Custody, visitation, child support and its enforcement, authorization for a minor to travel or relocate, and modification of what was agreed when circumstances change. In every case, the best interests of the child are the standard the law imposes and the one we follow.

Support

We claim and defend support for children, spouses and, where it applies, parents. We quantify it on the needs of the recipient and the real capacity of the payer, and we seek the measures that secure payment: payroll withholding, security over assets or attachment.

Wills and estate planning

A well-made will spares heirs years of litigation. We advise on what may and may not be disposed of, how to appoint heirs, legatees and an executor, what to do with company shares and assets abroad, and how to coordinate the will with trusts, insurance and beneficiary designations on bank accounts. We accompany the signing before a notary and keep a record.

Probate

We handle testate and intestate successions before a notary, when all heirs agree and are of age, or before a judge when they do not or when minors are involved. We represent heirs, legatees and executors at every stage: opening the estate, recognition of heirs, inventory and appraisal, administration of the assets, and distribution. When there is a dispute—a contested will, an excluded heir, hidden assets—we litigate with the same discipline as in any other field.

Guardianship and protection of persons

We advise on appointing a guardian for minor children in a will, on guardianship of elderly persons or persons with disabilities, and on the supported decision-making arrangements the law provides, with the least possible sacrifice of the person's autonomy.

Information current as of November 8, 2026.