Areas of
Specialisation
The Bridge offers broad coverage across all fields of Private International Law applied to Family and Inheritance Law, providing comprehensive legal advice at both national and international levels.
We have a high degree of specialisation in the management of complex cross-border matters, where multiple jurisdictions, laws, and recognition and enforcement regimes intersect. Among others, and not exclusively:
Divorce and separation with international elements
Habitual residence, choice of forum, recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments (Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 – Brussels II ter; Regulation (EU) 1259/2010 – Rome III; Law 29/2015 on International Legal Cooperation).
The best interests of the child in cross-border contexts
Habitual residence, relocation, wrongful retention (under European law, the 1980 Hague Convention, and the Lugano Convention), parental responsibility, contact and custody, protection measures (1996 Hague Convention).
Assets and financial measures
Matrimonial property regimes in Spain, separation of assets (regimen de separación de bienes), community property and participation regimes, asset tracing, and enforcement with cross-border assets (Regulation (EU) 2016/1103; Law 29/2015).
Marital agreements and pre-/post-nuptial contracts
Validity, applicable law, recognition, registration, and enforceability in Spain and abroad (Regulation (EU) 2016/1103 in jurisdictions where applicable, the 1978 Hague Convention).
Maintenance and compensatory or indemnity payments
Regulation (EC) 4/2009 and 2007 Hague Protocol on applicable law and cross-border recovery.
International protection orders
Recognition and enforcement within and outside Spain (Regulation (EU) 606/2013).
Families with diverse structures
Parentage arising from assisted reproduction or surrogacy abroad, recognition of parentage, international adoption, co-parenting agreements, and family formation across jurisdictions, including LGBTQ+ families (1993 and 1996 Hague Conventions).
Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments under Law 29/2015 on International Legal Cooperation in Civil Matters, and application of EU Regulations and Hague Conventions outside the EU and post-Brexit.
Mediation and collaborative law in cross-border dynamics (Directive 2008/52/EC; Law 5/2012).
Private International Law reports for courts, mediators, and arbitrators on issues of Spanish family law.
Successions with family-related international impact
Determination of applicable law, validity, and effects of testamentary dispositions (Regulation (EU) 650/2012 of 4 July 2012; 1961 Hague Convention on the Form of Testamentary Dispositions).