Marrying a Brazilian, formalizing a stable union, protecting assets with a prenup, or unwinding a marriage that spans two countries — we handle the Brazilian side and coordinate with the other one.
Family law is where foreign clients meet the cartório system head-on. Marrying in Brazil means a habilitação process at the civil registry with apostilled, sworn-translated documents proving you're free to marry; formalizing a união estável (stable union — Brazil's robust common-law partnership) means a declaration that carries real property consequences; and both interact with immigration, inheritance, and tax in ways worth understanding before signing.
The decision most couples skip is the property regime. Brazilian marriage defaults to partial community of property (comunhão parcial) — everything acquired during the marriage belongs to both, regardless of whose name is on it. If you want something different — separate property, or protections for pre-marital assets and businesses — that's a pacto antenupcial, signed at a notary before the wedding. After the wedding, changing regimes requires a court process.
On the dissolution side, we handle consensual divorces (which in Brazil can be done at a notary, fast and without court, when there are no minor children and terms are agreed), litigated divorces, recognition of foreign divorces in Brazil, and the custody and support arrangements that follow families across borders — including Hague Convention questions when children move between countries.
Every price is itemized like an honest receipt — our flat fee, plus each government, registry and translation charge, estimated high so the number only ever moves down. Add a package to your cart and pay online, or request a quote for anything bespoke. Only value-based taxes are billed at cost; the final fee is confirmed in your engagement letter.
Civil-registry habilitação, document apostilles and sworn translations, consular paperwork for the foreign spouse.
Declaring, documenting, or proving a stable union — built to support family-reunion residence.
Property-regime selection and pacto antenupcial drafting, coordinated with home-country advice.
Fast notary divorce when terms are agreed and there are no minor children. Litigated cases quoted per case.
All-in estimates for English-speaking service to foreigners, with every fee we can foresee rounded up. Two cases with the same label can differ in scope — your engagement letter sets the final, written fee, and lines marked “at cost” (value-based taxes like ITBI and ITCMD) are passed through with receipts. Contested or litigated matters are quoted individually, never sold off a price list.
What you want, what regime or instrument achieves it, and what it means for property, immigration, and inheritance.
Apostilles, sworn translations, and consular certificates — sequenced so nothing expires.
Registry filings, notary acts, or court process — with you present or represented.
The marriage or union registered, and the downstream updates: immigration status, property records, wills.
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