Family Law

Drafting and executing prenuptial agreements, structuring marital property relations, including those with a foreign element

Developing civil partnerships and other family and partnership agreements

Divorce proceedings in Ukraine, including cases involving foreign nationals, and recognition of foreign divorces

Division of marital property, including complex assets, corporate rights, and businesses

Determination of the legal regime of marital property, including in cross-border structures

Support for the transfer of jointly owned assets and the protection of ownership rights

Establishment of a separate residence regime for spouses and property rights settlement

Determination of a child’s place of residence and arrangements for parental involvement and contact

Support in disputes related to a child’s travel abroad and obtaining relocation permissions

Protection of parental rights in cases of unlawful removal or retention of a child, including application of international conventions

Representation in international child abduction cases

Determination and recovery of child support, including in international disputes

Establishment and contestation of paternity/maternity, and deprivation and restoration of parental rights

Representation in court proceedings on parentage recognition, including international adoption

Support with adoption, guardianship, and custodianship, including cross-border procedures

Out-of-court settlement of family disputes, through negotiations, and mediation

Drafting family agreements and arrangements concerning children and property

Support for projects involving surrogacy and assisted reproductive technologies, including drafting agreements, due diligence of medical institutions, preparation of documents for the child, and court recognition of parentage

Legal structuring of relationships between all participants in reproductive medicine programmes, including those with a foreign element

Legal support for post-mortem reproductive procedures, including preparation of required documentation and protection of the parties’ rights

Advising on amendments to civil status records and other official documents in connection with gender reassignment

Preparation of tailored and complex wills, including those with a foreign element

Serving as the executor of the will, including managing and overseeing the execution of the testator's last will, administering the estate, and interacting with heirs, creditors, and public authorities

Support with inheritance matters, including resolving complex inheritance disputes, contesting wills, and determining rights to assets