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Family Law

Divorces, prenuptial agreements, common-law unions, child support, custody, travel permits and civil registry.

Family: family figures next to a judge's gavel

Our team specializes in managing family relationships and resolving conflicts, addressing matters involving couples, children, their care, and the financial and property aspects of families.

We offer advice in negotiation, support and representation in procedures before notary offices, administrative authorities and, when necessary, in court lawsuits. Our goal is to provide effective, personalized solutions to resolve any family conflict, ensuring the well-being and harmony of everyone involved.

Within this service we support you with

  • Marital agreements (capitulaciones) before or during marriage.
  • Divorces: ending the civil effects of a religious marriage and of the common-law union (unión marital de hecho).
  • Declaration of common-law union (unión marital de hecho) and marital property partnership.
  • Separation of property.
  • Permission to sell a minor's property.
  • Dissolution and liquidation of the marital and property partnership.
  • Challenging and establishing paternity.
  • Permission for minors to travel abroad.
  • Child and family support matters.
  • Parental authority, custody, personal care and visitation rights.
  • Estate proceedings.
  • Wills.
  • Protection of persons with disabilities.
  • Notarization of support agreements.
  • Adoption.
  • Recognition of foster children (hijos de crianza).
  • Advance directives.
  • Civil registry changes: name, sex or change of registration location.
  • Cancellation of protected family estate (patrimonio de familia inembargable).
  • Cancellation of family home protection.
  • Others.

Three procedures, explained

Divorce

When both spouses want to end the marriage, an uncontested divorce at a notary office is the fastest and most affordable route. If there is no agreement, we guide you through a contested divorce in court. In both cases the marital property is liquidated, so that each spouse can hold assets and debts in their own name.

Want a quote for your case?

The requirements listed are the general documents usually needed to start the procedure and may vary depending on the particulars of each case. To receive a personalized quote, have these at hand:

  • Marriage certificate (civil registry).
  • Birth certificates of the spouses.
  • Birth certificates of minor children, if any.
  • Inventory of the assets and debts of the marital property, if any.

Send us a WhatsApp message with these documents and get your quote in less than 24 hours.

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Marital agreements

Marital agreements (capitulaciones) are a contract in which couples define the economic and property regime of their union, setting the terms for their assets and property in order to prevent conflicts and give both parties legal certainty.

Want a quote for your case?

The requirements listed are the general documents usually needed to start the procedure and may vary depending on the particulars of each case. To receive a personalized quote, have these at hand:

  • Inventory of the assets and their values (if there are assets to divide and dispose of).
  • Updated property title and encumbrance certificate (certificado de tradición y libertad).
  • Copy of the property tax bill (impuesto predial).
  • Copy of the property's public deed (escritura pública).

Send us a WhatsApp message with these documents and get your quote in less than 24 hours.

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Common-law union

The declaration of a common-law union (unión marital de hecho) legally recognizes a couple's cohabitation and, when the requirements are met, the property partnership between permanent partners. It can be done at a notary office, by mutual agreement, or before a judge. We also support you in its dissolution and liquidation.

Want a quote for your case?

The requirements listed are the general documents usually needed to start the procedure and may vary depending on the particulars of each case. To receive a personalized quote, have these at hand:

  • ID documents of both partners.
  • Birth certificates of both partners.
  • Information on the date cohabitation began.
  • Inventory of assets and their values, if the property partnership is to be liquidated.

Send us a WhatsApp message with these documents and get your quote in less than 24 hours.

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Clear legal solutions, professional backing and confidence at every step.

Does your case involve family law?

Tell us your situation. The first 15 minutes of guidance are free of charge, and in the consultation we explain your options, the documents and the costs.

Contact and location

Visit us in Cartago or write to us: we serve you in person, by video call or by phone.

Carrera 4 # 11-84, second floor, office 201
Cartago, Valle del Cauca, Colombia

Next to Banco AV Villas, in the building of the Second Notary Office of Cartago, near Plaza de Bolívar.

How to get to the office

If you are at Plaza de Bolívar, head to Carrera 4 and look for Banco AV Villas: we are right next door. There you will find a door numbered 11-84; go up the stairs to the second floor, in the building that houses the Second Notary Office of Cartago, and look for office 201 with the Perspectiva Jurídica Abogados sign.

Business hours

  • Monday to Friday8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
    2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
  • Saturday and SundayClosed

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