Family and divorce lawyer in Barcelona
Divorce or matrimonial trouble? Don't leave it to chance
How we can help
Talking about “what if” before you marry is not a lack of faith in the future — it is protecting you both if things ever change. We help you draft a clear, balanced agreement, so that if you never need it, all the better, and if you do, it was settled calmly rather than in the middle of a dispute.
Adoption is one of the most important and hopeful steps in a life, and also one of the longest administrative and legal processes if you do not have the right guidance. We handle each stage so you can focus on what really matters: your child arriving.
Where there is no agreement — over custody, the division of assets or any other point — the process becomes longer and often more painful. In that situation you need someone who defends your interests firmly, but who also helps you keep sight of what really matters, especially where children are involved.
When you have both decided to go your separate ways and agree on the essentials, there is no need to turn the process into a battle. A divorce by agreement can be resolved quickly and with the least possible wear, so you can move on sooner — and look after the children in the process.
An order in your favour is worth nothing if the other side ignores it: maintenance unpaid, contact arrangements disregarded, agreed items never handed over. We help you enforce through the court what has already been decided, without starting again from scratch.
Not everything has to be settled in court. If you and your former partner can still talk, mediation can get you to agreement faster, at less emotional and financial cost, and without handing over control of the decisions that affect your family. We advise on whether it is a realistic route in your case.
You do not have to be married to need custody, contact and maintenance for your children settled when the relationship ends. You have the same rights as in a divorce, and we help you assert them just as seriously.
Life changes: a new job, a move, a new relationship, or simply children growing up with different needs. If what was agreed back then no longer fits your circumstances, you can ask for it to be reviewed — and we help you put that change forward properly.
If your marriage should never have been valid — because consent was vitiated, because of lack of capacity or for other reasons — there is a route distinct from divorce that may be the one you actually need, both in the civil courts and, where relevant, in the canonical ones. We help you work out whether your situation fits.
Even if you never signed an agreement or went near a registry office, the end of a cohabiting relationship has legal consequences for the home, shared assets and the children. Many people find out too late what rights they had. We make sure you are not one of them.
Nothing in a separation causes more anguish than not knowing who your children will live with and how much time you will have with them. We work with you to secure custody arrangements that genuinely protect the children’s wellbeing — shared or sole — with all the information you need before deciding anything.
If, after years of marriage, separation leaves you at a clear financial disadvantage compared with your former spouse, the law provides for compensation designed for exactly that. We help you assess whether it applies, for how long and how much, on real criteria rather than on what people tend to assume.
Your children’s needs being met should not depend on a draining negotiation every month. Whether you need to claim maintenance or believe the amount demanded of you does not reflect what you actually earn, we help you put forward a fair figure and enforce it if it goes unpaid.
When you do not live with your children day to day, every visit, every call, every weekend counts. If the current arrangement feels unfair, is not being kept to, or needs setting up for the first time, we help you propose something realistic that can actually hold over time.
Losing contact with your grandchildren after a family breakdown is one of the most unjust and painful things a grandparent can go through. The law recognises the right to that relationship, and we help you claim it where it is being blocked without good reason.
Dividing the home, the accounts, the debts and everything built over years together is often the tensest part of a separation. We help you bring order to that division — whether your regime is community of property or separation of assets — so that it is fair and does not drag on in argument.
Separating does not always mean divorcing: sometimes you need distance and clear arrangements without closing the door entirely, or personal or religious reasons make this the route you prefer. We explain plainly how it really differs from divorce and which one fits your situation.
If your former partner has taken your child out of Spain without your consent — or you fear they might — every day counts. There are fast international mechanisms for seeking the child’s return, and it is essential to act urgently and with someone who knows this very particular procedure well.
If you are living with abuse as well as separating, your safety comes first: urgent protective measures — restraining orders, immediate occupation of the home, interim custody — can be applied for from the outset. You do not have to choose between protecting yourself and defending your rights: both can be done at once, and we are with you on both fronts.
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