What affects the cost of a divorce in Malta
No honest figure can be given in the abstract. This guide explains what makes a divorce or separation in Malta take longer and cost more.
Guides, case notes and news on family law in Malta
Plain-language articles from the practice. Case notes summarise noteworthy judgments from Malta, the CJEU, the ECtHR and the UK, with the parties in family cases anonymised.
Care, custody and access: what the words mean in Maltese law
What parental authority, care and custody and access mean in Malta, how courts decide them and what happens when an order is not followed.
How child maintenance is decided in Malta
Malta has no fixed formula or calculator for maintenance. What the court looks at, how long it lasts and how it is enforced.
Cohabitation in Malta: what the law gives you, and what an agreement adds
What the Cohabitation Act gives couples who live together, what a public deed adds, and what rights you have if you have no deed.
Divorce or separation: which route fits your situation?
Separation ends the shared married life but not the marriage. Divorce ends the marriage. How the two differ in Malta and how they connect.
What happens at a first meeting with a family lawyer
What to expect at a first meeting about separation or divorce in Malta: the questions we ask, the routes explained and what to bring.
The matrimonial home: your rights and what can happen to it
What counts as the matrimonial home in Malta, what you can and cannot do with it, and what the court can order on separation.
Moving abroad with your children from Malta: what the law requires
What Maltese law says about taking children to live abroad when parents are separated, and why moving without agreement carries serious risks.
Is a divorce granted abroad valid in Malta?
When Malta recognises a divorce granted in another country, how EU decisions are treated, and why it matters before you remarry.
Ending the community of acquests does not erase claims over assets already acquired
Malta’s Court of Appeal confirmed the community of acquests can end during a separation case without erasing claims over assets already acquired.
The order of deductions can change what a spouse receives from the matrimonial home
Malta’s Court of Appeal corrected how a spouse’s credit was deducted from a matrimonial home’s value before the property was divided.
Divorcing in Malta as a foreigner: domicile and residence explained
You do not have to be Maltese to divorce in Malta. What matters is domicile and residence, and the EU rules if another EU country is involved.
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