Clear, sourced guides to Chilean family law for parents who live outside Chile and have children here. Written in English by a Chilean family lawyer and checked against official sources.
Three years of cessation of cohabitation with a certain date, how it is proven, filing, and how it differs from mutual agreement.
Enforcement under Law 14.908 — arrest, tax refund and pension-fund withholding — and the debtor registry.
Remote mediation and hearings, exit permits for the children, and what the Hague Convention does and does not do.
Minimums and maximums, enforcement in Chile and collecting abroad under the 1956 New York Convention.
Foreign notary with apostille or a Chilean consul: how to grant the power of attorney from another country.
Divorcing in Chile from another country or having a foreign divorce recognized by the Supreme Court.
International return, exit permits and moving abroad with a child, citing the law and official entries.
Recognizing a child, claiming parentage, DNA testing and registering a child born abroad.
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