FAMILY AND ESTATE LAW

Our Department of Family, Individuals and Estate Law– led by Armelle Grandpey – advises and assists at every stage of family life.

We always try to supplement litigation by an advice approach seeking an amiable settlement of the dispute.

Our firm also partners with experienced Notary Public firms, offering comprehensive and full service assistance for our clients.

Generally, our family law team takes part in disputes and advice in the following areas :

  • Marriage, contracts of civil union (PACS), common-law partnerships;
  • Full and simple adoptions (for bachelors, heterosexual or homosexual couples);
  • Rectification of civil status records, entry into France and acquisition of nationality for children born abroad (medically assisted procreation, surrogacy);
  • Separation (life partners, legal separation);
  • Divorce (mutual consent, divorce by fault, acceptance in principle of the rupture of the marriage or definitive severing of marital ties) – initially, temporary then definitive measures;
  • Arrangements for children during divorce or beyond the divorce process (custody, residence, visitation rights and accommodation, contribution for upbringing and education);
  • Dissolution of the matrimonial regime during the divorce procedure or post divorce, in such cases, monitoring of auditing procedures of the dissolution of the matrimonial regime and division of property;
  • Property auditing, essential for the liquidation of the matrimonial regime in every divorce case;
  • Liquidation and division of property;
  • Taxation issues in Family Law;
  • Advice and litigation for estates (French and international wills and trusts).
OUR AREAS OF EXPERTISE