Family law

Family law is an important branch of civil law that deals with regulating relationships between family members, both from a personal and patrimonial perspective. The main purpose of this field is to protect the interests of all family members, especially children, and to ensure a harmonious and stable family life.

Family law governs a wide range of aspects, including marriage and divorce, along with all associated formalities and legal consequences, as well as relationships between parents and children, including adoption, guardianship, and custody. Additionally, this field addresses the matrimonial regime, which defines how spouses manage their assets during marriage, and succession, which involves the transfer of a deceased person’s estate to their heirs.

The fundamental principles underlying family law are the best interests of the child, equality between spouses, and the protection of the family as a social institution. Thus, all decisions concerning children must primarily consider their well-being, and spouses must have equal rights and obligations within the marriage.