Malta promulgated laws enabling spouses to attain divorce by virtue of Act XVI of 2011. Divorce is the legal dissolution of marriage by a Court…
Mifsud & Mifsud AdvocatesMarch 24, 2020
The falling out of any two spouses may be a messy affair. Questions of the heart more often than not, supersede legal considerations. Any matrimonial…
Malcolm MifsudDecember 19, 2019
The Convention on the Rights of the Child only pertains to States, and not individuals
Malcolm MifsudAugust 12, 2019
The evidence in this case showed that the minor child was brought up exclusively by the mother, while the father showed little interest in the…
Malcolm MifsudJune 7, 2019
The Family Court has issue a warrant not allowing a minor to travel due to a real fear that the father would take the child…
Malcolm MifsudDecember 14, 2018
A father can have joint custody of his son even if the mother and son live outside Malta
Malcolm MifsudNovember 2, 2018
In the absence of DNA, declaration of the parents of a child could be sufficient to prove the paternity of a child.
Malcolm MifsudMarch 31, 2018
Once the defendant received the original marriage certificate and registered the plaintiff under that name, it would not be legally possible for Maltese law to…
Malcolm MifsudMarch 9, 2018
The Court awarded the full parental authority to a mother after it was shown that the father was disinterested in his child. This took place…
Malcolm MifsudDecember 1, 2017
