Family law
Family law
When a marriage, a separation, or the custody of a child involves two countries, the early choices count. We advise individuals, families, and international couples on family law between Italy and Spain: we decide with you where to start the proceedings, which law applies, and where the judgment can be enforced.
1972
in Italy and Spain since 1972
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offices: Alicante, Elche, Padua
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legal systems, one strategy
IT · ES · EN
working languages
One specialism, two legal systems
When a marriage or a separation involves Italy and Spain, two systems come into play at once. The competent courts change, so does the applicable law and the way a judgment is recognised and enforced abroad.
Riondato & Partners advises individuals, families, and international couples from Padua, Alicante, and Elche, in English, Spanish, and Italian. When needed, we coordinate notaries and partner lawyers in the other countries, so the matter moves forward in both jurisdictions at once.
Areas we work on
We handle family matters in all their forms, including when assets and children are in different countries.
Separation and divorce
- Mutual-consent and contested separation
- Spanish, Italian, and international divorce
- Recognition and registration of foreign divorce judgments
Children
- Custody and child support, including across borders
- International child abduction (1980 Hague Convention, EU Regulation 2019/1111)
- Parentage, international adoption, and recognition abroad
Assets and couples
- Matrimonial property regimes and choice of applicable law
- Prenuptial and cohabitation agreements
- Civil partnerships, registered unions, mixed marriages
- Spousal maintenance with assets in several countries
Protection of the person
- Guardianship, support administration, legal incapacity
- Stalking, domestic violence, and protection orders
How we work
For most international matters the first decision is strategic: the competent court. What you decide in the first weeks shapes the applicable law, the tax exposure, and the enforceability of the judgment for years. We take it on at once, with you.
From there we build the strategy case by case and keep the client informed in a language they understand. A family matter is also a personal one: we treat it with the discretion and care it deserves.
Our offices
Three locations to assist you across Italy and Spain.
ES
Alicante
Calle de los Doscientos N. 19, 03007
ES
Elche
Calle Santa Anna N. 6, 03204
IT
Padova
Via Roma 67/B, 35017