Family Law

The Legal Affairs portal defines a will as “a unilateral and solemn act by means of which a person establishes the manner of disposing of his assets at the time of his death, so that it is his autonomy and not the law, to the extent permitted by the legal system, which establishes who, what […]

Cancellation of family assets before a notary public and before the family court. In Colombia, the family patrimony is a legal institution whose purpose is to protect the family home and guarantee the right to housing of its members. It is constituted through the assignment of a specific property as family property, which is protected

In Colombia, the fourth of improvements and the fourth of free disposition are concepts related to the distribution of assets in an inheritance. These terms refer to the portions that may be assigned to heirs in a will or intestate succession (without a will). Fourth of improvements The fourth of improvements corresponds to a part

Opening of a closed will In Colombia, according to article 1055 of the1055 of the Civil Code, a will is the solemn act by which a person disposes of his or her assets to others after his or her death. disposes of his or her assets to others after his or her death . A

The de facto marital union is a figure recognized in Colombia that establishes a form of cohabitation similar to marriage, but without the legal formality. In Colombia, the law states that in order to form a common-law marital union there must be: A permanent, exclusive and singular coexistence, which means that there cannot be a

Adoption proceedings in Colombia Adoption is a legal process by which a person or couple assumes parental responsibility for a child who is not biologically theirs, granting them all the rights and duties that come with the parent-child relationship. In Colombia, adoption is regulated by the Colombian Institute for Family Welfare (ICBF), which is the

In Colombia, the separation of bodies is a legal figure that allows spouses to live physically separated without dissolving the marriage bond. Unlike divorce, the separation of bodies does not put an end to the marriage, but suspends the cohabitation between the spouses and regulates certain aspects related to the separation. The main objective of

Separation of property is: “the distribution of the property acquired by the spouses or permanent partners from the time of marriage or since the formation of the patrimonial partnership and until the time they decide to terminate the property partnership or marital partnership or patrimonial partnership. It can be done on the occasion of the

The registration of the marriage in Colombia is not an element of existence or validity, but it is an important step due to the effects of opposability that it produces and additionally constitutes the ideal means to prove it. In this sense, regardless of the official through whom the marriage was celebrated, it must be