Family Law Services

Comprehensive legal assistance for all family law matters in Chile. I work with English-speaking clients throughout the process.

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Divorce

I handle all types of divorce proceedings in Chile, from mutual consent to contested cases.

check Mutual Consent Divorce: When both parties agree. Requires more than 1 year of separation.
check Unilateral Divorce: When one party files. Requires at least 3 years of separation.
check Fault-Based Divorce: For serious marital misconduct. No separation required.
check Compensation for Economic Loss: A spouse who gave up paid work to care for the children or the home may claim compensation for the economic loss suffered (Law 19.947, art. 61).

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Establishing, modifying, and enforcing child support orders under Chilean law.

check Support Calculation: Based on the child's needs and the payer's means, within a legal minimum (40% of the applicable minimum income for one child; 30% each for two or more) and, except for well-founded reasons, a cap of 50% of the payer's income.
check Enforcement: Payroll withholding by the employer (Law 14.908, art. 8); suspension of the driver's licence, withholding of tax refunds and of funds in bank accounts (art. 16). While a debtor is registered in the National Registry of Child Support Debtors, he or she cannot obtain or renew a passport or driver's licence (Law 21.389).
check Modification: Adjusting support when circumstances change.
check International Collection: Cross-border support enforcement.

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Protecting your parental rights and your children's best interests.

check Sole Custody: One parent has primary care of the child.
check Shared Custody: A regime agreed by both parents to share responsibility for raising the child, with a residence system that provides stability (Civil Code, art. 225).
check Visitation Rights: Establishing regular contact schedules.
check International Cases: Hague Convention matters, relocation disputes.

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Guiding families through the adoption process in Chile.

check Requirements (Law 19.620, art. 20): married couples with permanent residence in Chile and at least two years of marriage (not required in cases of infertility), over 25 and under 60 years old, with at least a 20-year age difference with the child, and assessed as suitable by the adoption programme. Single, divorced or widowed persons may apply only when no eligible couple is available (art. 21).
check Step-Parent Adoption: Law 19.620 (art. 11) covers the case in which one of the spouses is the child's parent; I assess whether it applies to your case.
check New law: Law 21.760 (published 16 August 2025) will replace Law 19.620 once its deferred entry into force occurs; requirements will change at that time.

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Emergency protection and legal support for victims of domestic violence.

check Protection Orders: Restraining orders, no-contact orders.
check Home Protection: Court-ordered prohibition or restriction of the abuser's presence in the shared home.
check Emergency Numbers: Carabineros 133, Family Hotline 149.

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Establishing legal parentage and related rights.

Schedule a confidential consultation with an English-speaking family lawyer.