Family and succession law

This practice covers divorce, separation, parental authority, custody, maintenance, inheritance planning, estate disputes and cross-border family matters. We assist with advisory work, negotiations and, when required, contentious proceedings under Swiss law.

It is advisable to contact us as soon as you are considering separation, facing a custody or maintenance dispute, preparing succession planning or managing a conflict between heirs. Early advice often helps secure the strategy and reduce risk.

Useful documents include marriage or partnership records, court orders, financial statements, correspondence, wills, inheritance documents and family-related evidence. If the file is incomplete, we can quickly identify what is still missing.

Yes. We regularly assist clients with amicable negotiation, parenting arrangements, asset mapping, succession planning and procedural preparation before conflict deepens.

We advise and represent spouses, parents, heirs, family members and private clients facing personal or inheritance disputes.

Frequent difficulties include escalating conflict, incomplete financial disclosure, unenforceable arrangements, cross-border complexity and avoidable harm to children or heirs.

Yes. We draft, audit and negotiate settlement agreements, parenting arrangements, divorce petitions, wills, inheritance agreements and estate-sharing documents.

Yes. When a situation is urgent, we can act quickly, assess deadlines, preserve useful evidence and define the next legal steps.

Yes. We advise Swiss and international clients and can work in French, English and German depending on the matter.

Yes. When negotiation is not enough, we support clients in pre-litigation work, before the competent courts, or in administrative proceedings depending on the matter.

Yes. Depending on the file, we can coordinate our work with notaries, fiduciaries, auditors, technical experts, banks or tax advisers.

The first exchange helps us understand the facts, identify the legal issues, review the available documents and propose a practical strategy together with a transparent fee framework.

The fee structure depends on the matter, its urgency, complexity and expected workload. We clarify the scope of work and the fee framework early so expectations remain clear on both sides.

Timing depends on the practice area, urgency, document volume, number of stakeholders and, when relevant, the calendar of authorities or courts. We help define priorities and a realistic action plan from the outset.

Yes. Confidentiality and protection of client interests are core principles of our practice. Information and documents shared with the firm are handled with the level of discretion required by the profession.

Yes. Depending on the matter and your constraints, meetings can take place in person, by phone, by video call or through secure document exchange.