Family law governs the rules and legal institutions that pertain to the personal and financial relationships between family members.

This division of civil law regulates legal aspects of family relations such as personal and property matters of marital and parent-child relationships, as well as the protection of minors and disabled persons. In Costa Rica, family is considered the foundation of civil society.

Our family law specialist has experience in the following areas:

• Marriage and its effects
  • Engagement
  • Asset management
  • Annulment
  • Prenuptial agreements
  • Separation
  • Divorce
• Parenthood and its effects
  • Custody
  • Parental authority