European Union: Family and Matrimonial

When a person passes away leaving assets in Cyprus, those assets cannot usually be transferred immediately to relatives or beneficiaries.

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Acquiring a French château involves navigating complex fiscal and legal considerations, from choosing between personal ownership and establishing a Société Civile Immobilière to managing wealth tax obligations and capital gains relief. Understanding these intricacies—including inheritance rules, rental income taxation, and long-term ownership benefits—is essential for protecting and optimizing your investment in France's luxury real estate market.

Those dealing with cross-border family law matters in Cyprus—whether they concern issues of jurisdiction, child abduction, or divorce, maintenance and parental responsibility applications with an international dimension—are quite understandably likely to feel anxious during a volatile and transitional period of their lives, in which they must navigate a complex legal framework that requires specialized knowledge of both international family law and national legislation.

Divorce is not only the legal dissolution of a marriage, but a process that involves important decisions affecting children, finances, and long-term stability.

Many individuals assume that property is automatically divided equally between spouses. In reality, the legal framework is more nuanced and depends on specific legal principles and evidence.

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Malta’s reform of Wage Regulation Orders (WROs) marks a significant step towards modernising sector-specific employment rules. Now redesignated as Conditions of Work Regulation Orders, the reform aims to simplify existing frameworks...

In cases of cross-border parental responsibility, borders do not merely divide States but also lives. Where different legal systems and perceptions of the child’s best interests intersect, jurisdiction emerges as the modern “apple of discord.”