Children when the parents were never married: parenting, maintenance and legal rights in Malta
Unmarried parents in Malta: how parentage, parenting arrangements, child maintenance and the Family Court work when a child’s parents were never married.
Guides
Cryptocurrency and separation in Malta: what happens to digital assets?
How cryptocurrency is treated in a separation or divorce in Malta: ownership, disclosure under the 2026 reform, records, protecting assets and settlement terms.
Domestic violence in Malta: recognising abuse, getting help and understanding your legal options
How to recognise domestic violence in Malta, where to find help, and how protection orders, your home, children and separation are dealt with under Maltese law.
Financial disclosure in a Maltese separation: a practical guide and document checklist
What financial disclosure involves in a Maltese separation, what must be filed at the start, and an illustrative checklist of documents to gather for your lawyer.
Family mediation in Malta: what it is and whether it is binding
How court mediation works before a separation or divorce in Malta, what happens in sessions, and whether what you agree is binding.
The Family Court in Malta: what it does and how a case starts
Which cases the new Family Court in Malta hears, why separation and divorce start with mediation, and how urgent matters about children are handled.
What the 2026 family court reform changes for families
A plain-language guide to what changed in 2026: the new Family Court, longer mediation, sworn disclosure at the start, faster urgent decisions and time limits.
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.
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.
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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