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The 2018 amendments have added further uncertainty to Maltese tort law, and that there is a need for legislative action to guide the law towards…
FAMILY LAW
Mifsud Advocates offers specialised services within the family law sphere. Being well aware of the emotional turmoil and sensitive issues familial disputes create, our team is dedicated towards providing tailored advice in the interests of both clients and minors involved. Guidance and representation is provided throughout the entire process of personal separation starting from the initial mediation procedure, leading to litigation proceedings up to the final judgement. This includes maintenance claims, disputes over care and custody rights overs minors, as well as matrimonial regimes vis-a-vis regulation of assets.
Mifsud & Mifsud Advocates also offer assistance in paternity suits, actions concerning civil status such as divorce, civil partnerships and annulment proceedings as well as legal advice on actions emanating from international law instruments such as adoption, abduction cases and recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments.
The firm offers the following services in relation to Family Law:
- Mediation;
- Personal separation proceedings;
- Care and custody disputes;
- Maintenance claims;
- Determination of paternity;
- Acts of civil status;
- Civil partnerships;
- Divorce proceedings;
- Annulment;
- Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments;
- Civil child abduction cases;
- Adoption;
- Advice on matrimonial regimes
