Family disputes

Family relationships are a part of every person. As in any human relationship, problems and arguments may arise in the family. Since family ties for many years, no one can be certain that disagreements or disputes will not eventually occur.

Usually, this area of life is both extremely important and very delicate. Family relationships include not only personal non-property interests of the participants, but also property interests, which consist in rights to certain property, assets and income. At the same time, family relationships may also lead to the emergence of joint obligations and debts.

When conflicts within the family cannot be resolved within the family itself, they may escalate into legal disputes, requiring participation of lawyers and the state. This can lead to divorce, division of property, collection of alimony, disputes regarding paternity, determination of the order and conditions of residence of children, etc.

Our team has significant experience in resolving family disputes. We can represent your interests as either plaintiff or defendant, provide legal advice at any stage, and conduct your case in court.

Given the importance of family relationships, we Also emphasize the value of advance planning. By consulting us before making important decisions, such as marriage, purchasing valuable property or entering into joint agreements, you can prevent potential conflicts and ensure a smoother resolution of future issues

Understanding the sensitivity of issues that may arise when providing services to our clients, we are ready to guarantee the confidentiality of our services, including arranging meetings and consultations with a lawyer outside the office; restricting access to the client's documents to a minimal circle of persons; and even assigning the client a special "code name" to guarantee anonymity.

By assisting in resolving family disputes, we can provide the following services:

• dissolution of marriage in the registry office and in court not only between citizens of Ukraine, but also foreigners;
• recognition of a marriage as invalid or not concluded, recognition of divorce as fictitious;
• collection of alimony;
• drafting and execution of agreements regulating property relations between spouses or partners living together (civil marriage), including a marriage contract, an agreement on the procedure for using property, an agreement on the division of joint property, an agreement on the allocation of a share from the joint property, and others;
• drafting and execution of an inheritance agreement;
• drafting and execution of alimony agreements, agreements on the termination of alimony rights in exchange for the transfer of real estate, agreements on child’s place of residence and visitation agreements;
• drafting and execution of spousal maintenance agreements (maintenance agreement, agreement on termination of the right to maintenance due to acquisition of ownership of real estate or receipt of a lump sum payment, spousal inheritance agreement);
• voluntary division of marital property by agreement;
• challenging marriage contracts, property division contracts, alimony contracts, agreements concluded by one spouse without the consent of the other spouse, and other contracts on family relations;
• judicial division of a martial (joint) property;
• recognition of ownership of personal property (even if acquired during marriage) that is not subject to division;
• determination of the child's place of residence;
• establishment of the fact of cohabitation without marriage (civil marriage). Recognition of the status of property acquired during a "civil marriage", division of such property;
• establishing a regime of separate residence for spouses;
• establishing or contesting the fact of paternity/maternity;
• deprivation and restoration of parental rights;
• obtaining permission for a child to travel abroad with one of the parents for temporary or permanent residence;
• challenging unlawful relocation of a child, securing the child’s return to the previous permanent place of residence;
• consultations on other family disputes, participation of lawyers in the negotiation process, representation of the client's interests before courts of all instances (including appeal and cassation appeal) and other state bodies on family law issues, services for drawing up a settlement agreement within the framework of court cases on family disputes.