Family Law

GRACERS supports all aspects of family law matters — from divorce to disputes over child custody — combining deep legal expertise, a delicate approach, and genuine empathy.

A family lawyer works in the following areas:

• Divorce — support in court and out-of-court procedures, including divorces involving foreign nationals and cases with complex life circumstances.
• Division of marital property — legal support for the division of shared assets: real estate, vehicles, bank accounts, businesses, and corporate rights; protecting interests and ensuring proper asset valuation.
• Parental rights and responsibilities — determination of a child’s residence, establishing custody arrangements, alimony claims or modifications, adoption matters, and international child return cases.
• Marriage contracts and other property agreements — drafting, reviewing, amending, legal assessment, and support for execution in compliance with current legislation.
• Establishment or contestation of parentage — legal support for cases determining or challenging parentage, including conducting necessary expert examinations.
• Termination or restoration of parental rights — handling cases involving failure to fulfill parental duties, child abuse, addictions, or restoring rights under changed circumstances.
• Child relocation abroad / travel without the other parent’s consent — obtaining court approval for temporary or permanent relocation of a child outside Ukraine.
• International family law — divorce with foreign elements, property division across jurisdictions, recognition of foreign court decisions, participation in adoption procedures, and child return under the Hague Convention.
• Reproductive legal relations — support for family law matters related to IVF, surrogacy, or donation; establishing parentage and legal status.
• Protection in family conflicts — legal assistance in cases of domestic violence, preventing unlawful restrictions of parental rights, and handling cases with criminal elements in a family context.
• Restrictions on contact with a child / temporary prohibitions — representation in cases limiting contact with a child, preparing petitions for temporary restraining orders in cases of psychological or physical abuse.