Family law assistance in Chișinău and across Moldova: divorce, property division, disputes concerning children and maintenance. We explain your options and represent you in negotiations and in court.
We discuss your situation and next step confidentially.
Other lawyers from the team may join the work depending on your matter.
A family dispute can affect your home, relationship with your children, income or business. Negotiations, drafting agreements and court representation, including matters involving property, business interests or another country.
When ending a marriage also involves property, children, or maintenance.
We review the documents and issues to be addressed with the divorce or through separate proceedings. We prepare the legal position and documents, participate in negotiations, and represent the client in court.
You need to establish which assets and obligations are relevant to the division, how your home may be affected, and what an agreement or court proceedings would involve.
The family home, other real estate, savings, company interests, and joint obligations.
We examine how assets were acquired, ownership documents, and obligations relevant to the division. We assess the client’s interests in real estate, accounts, and business holdings, then prepare a proposed agreement or a position for litigation.
Legal assistance with each parent’s involvement in the child’s life.
We assist with disputes about where a child will live and contact with each parent. We examine the circumstances, prepare evidence and proposals, and represent the client’s interests while taking account of the child’s best interests.
You need help determining where a child will live, arrangements for contact, or the establishment or variation of maintenance.
Establishment, variation, arrears, and assistance with enforcement.
We prepare applications to establish or vary maintenance and review documents concerning income, expenses, and arrears. We assist with disputes and enforcement, including communication with the judicial enforcement officer.
Terms reflecting the family’s assets, business interests, and obligations.
We examine the spouses’ objectives and property risks, prepare a draft contract or agreement, and explain the effect of its terms. We clarify the required formalities, including notarisation where relevant to the document.
Practical proposals and clear terms for a possible agreement.
We help formulate a negotiating position, discuss settlement options, and prepare the agreement documents. We assess the legal consequences and identify matters requiring formalisation or consideration by the competent authorities.
Assistance in Moldova when a spouse, documents, or assets are abroad.
We examine court jurisdiction, foreign documents, representation in Moldova, and recognition of foreign judgments. Where a child’s movement across borders is involved, we review the procedure applicable to the particular situation and whether urgent steps are needed.
The matter involves foreign documents, property in different countries, or a foreign judgment. We examine the steps required in Moldova and the questions of jurisdiction.
We also assist with inheritance planning and disputes between heirs: reviewing documents, preparing necessary drafts, and examining wills and rights over inherited assets. Where business interests or foreign property are involved, we assess the relevant documents and procedures separately.
We start with your documents and objective. We assess options for agreement, prepare the legal position, and determine the assistance needed at each stage.
We review the documents, family and asset structure, then define the legal position, urgent risks and possible scenarios.
Where needed, we take steps to preserve assets and develop the position on residence, contact and child maintenance.
We discuss proposals with the other party and prepare the terms of a possible agreement, taking account of the parties’ rights and the children’s interests.
We prepare documents to formalise the agreement and clarify whether notarisation or other steps are required.
We prepare documents and evidence and represent the client in court. The need for personal attendance is clarified according to the procedure and the court’s requirements.
We assist at the enforcement stage, including dealings with the judicial enforcement officer concerning maintenance and other obligations established by the judgment.
Illustrative situations and possible legal approaches. The appropriate solution depends on the circumstances, documents, and applicable procedure.
During a divorce, a dispute arises over whether a company interest forms part of the property to be divided and the rights of each spouse.
We examine ownership documents, when and how the interest was acquired, and the relevant evidence. We assess each party’s position and options for negotiation or court proceedings.
Protection of the client’s lawful property interests, taking account of the evidence, applicable rules, and available options for resolution.
A child is in another country, and the parents disagree about where the child should live or about the child’s movement across borders.
We check jurisdiction, documents, and the procedure applicable to the situation. We assess whether urgent steps or a lawyer in the other country are needed.
Protection of the child’s interests and the client’s rights through the legal procedures applicable to the particular situation.
The dispute concerns several properties, accounts, and obligations, with the parties proposing different ways to divide them.
We examine the assets, documents, and each party’s proposals. We discuss options for negotiation and the legal consequences of the proposed terms.
Agreement on clear, workable terms and their formalisation in legal documents if the parties reach a settlement.
Short answers to what is usually worth clarifying before the first consultation.
A consultation costs from MDL 2,000, in the office or online. Representation, document drafting, and other work are priced separately according to the scope and complexity of the matter.
We assess that possibility from the documents, each party’s position, and the issues to be resolved. We prepare proposals and examine the agreement’s legal consequences. If agreement is not possible, we discuss the steps involved in court proceedings.
Prepare a brief chronology and the available documents concerning the marriage, children, income, or property, depending on your question. You can begin the discussion online from another country. The lawyer will clarify the documents and formalities needed for your matter in Moldova.
