Family & Personal Matters.

We assist clients with all aspects of divorce proceedings, including contested and uncontested divorce. We advise on grounds for divorce, procedural requirements and the legal and financial implications, and we represent clients before the relevant courts.

We assist clients in legal separation proceedings, including the preparation of separation agreements and representation before the relevant courts where required.

We advise on the legal options available to couples in relation to property regimes and pre-nuptial arrangements. We assist in the preparation and execution of marriage contracts that reflect the parties' wishes and protect their respective interests.

We assist parents in matters relating to child custody, residence and visitation rights. We work with clients to reach arrangements that serve the best interests of the children and represent them before the relevant courts where required.

We assist clients with claims for child maintenance and spousal support. We advise on entitlement, calculation and enforcement and represent clients in proceedings before the competent courts.

We assist prospective adoptive parents with adoption proceedings, including the preparation of applications, liaison with the relevant authorities and representation before the courts.

We advise and represent clients in matters relating to parental authority, including the exercise, suspension or withdrawal of parental rights and related applications before the competent courts.

We assist clients with proceedings relating to recognition of children, legitimation, filiation and related matters under Mauritian family law.

We assist clients in applications for change of name, including the preparation of supporting documentation, liaison with the relevant authorities and representation before the competent body.

We assist clients in applications for protection orders and related remedies under family law, including emergency protective measures where required.

We assist heirs and beneficiaries with all aspects of succession and inheritance matters, including identification of heirs, valuation of estates, administration and distribution of assets, and resolution of disputes between heirs.

We assist heirs with partage proceedings for the legal division of estates among heirs. We handle the preparation of partage agreements, valuation matters and, where required, court applications for partage.

We advise on the drafting and execution of wills, taking into account our clients' wishes and applicable legal requirements. We also advise on the implications of wills, including reserved portions and forced heirship rules.

We assist clients with matters relating to civil status, including birth, marriage and death records, rectifications, registrations and related proceedings.

We advise clients on cross-border family law issues, including recognition of foreign marriages and divorces, international custody matters and applicable conflict-of-laws principles. We coordinate with foreign lawyers where required.

We assist clients with a range of other personal legal matters, including personal status applications, authorisations and other proceedings of a personal nature.