Family Law and the Protection of minors

Family law is what gives the observer a snapshot of a country at a given historical moment: every change in the law that defines and regulates the family (e.g., what is meant by marriage, how decent is established, etc.).

Precisely because it plays an essential role in the framework of a State’s identity, family law remains the exclusive prerogative of States. The European Union, for its part, has acquired powers to regulate family law with 'cross-border implications', i.e., to adopt measures aimed at (i) designating the competent court, (ii) determining the applicable law, (iii) establishing the conditions for the circulation of decisions within the EU, and (iv) laying down the modalities of cooperation between central national authorities. There are also international conventions laying down uniform rules of private international law in family matters, which are coordinated with the instruments adopted at European level in this area.

JMU Law Firm specialises in all aspects of family law, both 'purely domestic' and 'international': prenuptial agreements, matrimonial property regimes, registered partnerships, parental responsibility regimes (from custody to forfeiture), paternity, separation, divorce, marriage annulment, maintenance, international child abduction, assisted negotiation in family matters. In order to provide a comprehensive service to its clients (from extrajudicial assistance to litigation and enforcement, including abroad), JMU Law Firm has an extensive network of collaborators and notaries at international level.