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International divorce is a complex area. Financial matters and other outcomes can differ depending on which country legal proceedings are issued in. It is therefore vital to act quickly and take urgent legal steps to protect your position.
Myerson are members of MSI Global Alliance. This is an international association of 250 independent member firms of lawyers and accountants in more than 100 countries. This enables our family law solicitors to quickly locate reliable, local expertise from anywhere in the world, which can be useful when we are dealing with international legal matters.
It is common to find parties to a marriage involved in a race for the jurisdiction of their choice. Divorce proceedings may be issued in England, provided that:
The English legal system and in particular, London, has a reputation for being ‘the divorce capital of the world’. This means that a spouse may receive a much higher financial award comparative to other jurisdictions.
Time may be of the essence where there are competing jurisdictions in which proceedings can be issued. If there is an international element to your relationship, you should speak to one of our specialist family law solicitors as soon as possible.
Our divorce solicitors will advise you on the best place to issue proceedings and make sure that you protect yourself and your assets.
Financial matters on divorce can become more complicated where there are sophisticated ownership structures in place to disguise assets & reduce financial wealth.
Offshore assets may be held as a foreign holiday home, overseas foreign bank account or overseas pension fund.
Sometimes, assets are protected in offshore trusts following legitimate tax saving exercises. In other cases, assets may have been placed overseas to dissipate assets.
Unfortunately, spouses may transfer money overseas or own offshore property or other assets, without the other spouse knowing. It is therefore important that you investigate the existence and nature of the international assets as far as possible so that urgent steps can be taken to protect those assets and to prevent them from being dissipated.
We recognise that international cases require speedy and specialist input at an early stage.
At Myerson, we have experience of dealing with a wide range of jurisdictions from Europe, the Middle East, Israel, USA, the Caribbean and Australia including "tax havens" such as Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man & Luxembourg.
We regularly assist clients from all over the world with complex divorce, financial and child relocation disputes.
If you would like to talk to us, in confidence, about how we can help, please call us on 0161 941 4000, or contact us online.
Home-grown or recruited from national, regional or City firms. Our specialists are experts in their fields and respected by their peers.