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Divorce attorney in Cologne

Spe­cial­ist law firm in divorce proceedings

BS LEGAL Attor­neys at Law 

Your attorney for divorce in Cologne

As divorce lawyers and tax advi­sors, we sup­port our clients with expert legal and tax knowl­edge at our offices in Cologne Lin­den­thal and Traut­skirchen. And we do so from the ini­tial con­sul­ta­tion to the divorce peti­tion to the legal­ly bind­ing divorce decree.

In Ger­many, divorce pro­ceed­ings can only be ini­ti­at­ed by a lawyer. It is good if you then have a reli­able divorce lawyer with many years of expe­ri­ence in fam­i­ly law at your side, who will rep­re­sent you com­pe­tent­ly and with empathy.

In addi­tion to high-qual­i­ty advice and rep­re­sen­ta­tion by a spe­cial­ist lawyer for fam­i­ly law who spe­cialis­es in divorce pro­ceed­ings, human under­stand­ing for the client and his or her sit­u­a­tion must not be neglect­ed. It is there­fore our aim to sup­port our clients in this dif­fi­cult sit­u­a­tion not only legal­ly but also human­ly with full commitment.

Con­tact us today! We are at your dis­pos­al for any questions. 

Our divorce lawyers and spe­cial­ist lawyers for fam­i­ly law in Cologne will be hap­py to assist you with any ques­tions you may have regard­ing divorce, sep­a­ra­tion, sep­a­ra­tion main­te­nance, rights of access, cus­tody, mar­i­tal gains and mat­ri­mo­ni­al property.

Law firm for fam­i­ly law,
crim­i­nal law & tax­es in Cologne

Mo.-Fr. 9–13 & 14:00–17:30
Tel. +49 (0) 221 94 336 530
Fax +49 (0) 221 94 336 531
info@bs-legal.de

 

Law firm for fam­i­ly law,
crim­i­nal law & tax­es in Trautskirchen

Mo.-Fr. 9–13 & 14:00–17:30
Tel. +49 (0) 910 79 24 59 20
Fax +49 (0) 910 79 24 59 21
info@bs-legal.de

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Law firm for fam­i­ly law,
crim­i­nal law & tax­es in Cologne

Mo.-Fr. 9–13 & 14:00–17:30
Tel. +49 (0) 221 94 336 530
Fax +49 (0) 221 94 336 531
info@bs-legal.de

 

Law firm for fam­i­ly law,
crim­i­nal law & tax­es in Trautskirchen

Mo.-Fr. 9–13 & 14:00–17:30
Tel. +49 (0) 910 79 24 59 20
Fax +49 (0) 910 79 24 59 21
info@bs-legal.de

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Köln 

BS LEGAL Recht­san­wälte
Düren­er Straße 270
50935 Köln

Mo.-Fr. 09:00–13:00 & 14:00–17:30
Fr. 09:00 – 14:00

Tel.: +49 (0) 221 94 336 530
Fax: +49 (0) 221 94 336 531

info@bs-legal.de
www.bs-legal.de

Trautskirchen 

BS LEGAL Recht­san­wälte
Merzbach­er Straße 23
90619 Traut­skirchen

Mo.-Do. 09:00–12:00 & 13:00–16:00
Fr. 08:00 – 14:00

Tel.: +49 (0) 910 79 24 59 20
Fax: +49 (0) 910 79 24 59 21

info@kanzlei-strittmatter.de
www.kanzlei-strittmatter.de

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    Divorce proceedings — competently represented by a family law specialist. 

    Divorce pro­ceed­ings usu­al­ly take four to ten months. Depend­ing on whether the divorce is ami­ca­ble, i.e. both spous­es agree to the divorce, or whether fur­ther issues such as cus­tody, pen­sion equal­i­sa­tion or equal­i­sa­tion of gains are to be set­tled, divorce pro­ceed­ings can also take longer. If such so-called sub­se­quent mat­ters are brought before the divorce court in accor­dance with § 137 Fam­FG, this reg­u­lar­ly leads to longer divorce pro­ceed­ings. Our divorce lawyers will be hap­py to inform you whether it makes sense to file sub­se­quent mat­ters in a group or in iso­lat­ed proceedings.

    As divorce lawyers in Cologne, we attach great impor­tance to your divorce being car­ried out as quick­ly as pos­si­ble if this is to your advan­tage. For exam­ple, the appli­ca­tion for divorce can be filed with the com­pe­tent fam­i­ly court short­ly before the end of the sep­a­ra­tion year and an out-of-court set­tle­ment can be reached with regard to the con­se­quen­tial mat­ters — if these are in need of clar­i­fi­ca­tion. This usu­al­ly not only saves a lot of time, but is also cheap­er. On the oth­er hand, longer divorce pro­ceed­ings can be eco­nom­i­cal­ly advan­ta­geous for the spouse enti­tled to sep­a­ra­tion main­te­nance, as sep­a­ra­tion main­te­nance must be paid until the divorce becomes final.

    Our claim

    Fam­i­ly law is a com­plex mat­ter that is sub­ject to con­stant change. We there­fore con­sid­er pre­cise knowl­edge of the law, knowl­edge of the lat­est case law and reg­u­lar fur­ther train­ing to be indis­pens­able. Our lawyers there­fore under­go con­tin­u­ous train­ing in fam­i­ly law top­ics in order to pro­vide you with the best pos­si­ble ser­vice. As a part­ner­ship of lawyers and tax advi­sors, we han­dle and solve the tax law issues aris­ing in con­nec­tion with a divorce in an inter­dis­ci­pli­nary manner.

    We have already suc­cess­ful­ly han­dled a large num­ber of divorces and would be pleased if you would also place your trust in us. At BS LEGAL, you ben­e­fit from many years of expe­ri­ence and spe­cial­i­sa­tion in fam­i­ly and divorce law.

    Do you have questions about divorce? Your lawyer for divorce in Cologne clarifies 

    In many cas­es, it does not stop at the exe­cu­tion of a divorce. Oth­er issues need to be clar­i­fied, where­by an out-of-court set­tle­ment can often be reached. We also advise and rep­re­sent you in mat­ters relat­ing to mat­ri­mo­ni­al prop­er­ty, main­te­nance and mat­ri­mo­ni­al property.

    Divorce procedure

    The fam­i­ly court, a divi­sion of the local dis­trict court, is respon­si­ble for divorces. The fam­i­ly court not only deals with the divorce itself, but also with the so-called divorce-relat­ed mat­ters. Our divorce lawyers in Cologne will be hap­py to sup­port you in all mat­ters relat­ing to your divorce.

    Legal consequences of separation

    The spous­es live sep­a­rate­ly if there is no domes­tic com­mu­ni­ty between them and one spouse clear­ly does not want to estab­lish it because he or she rejects the mar­i­tal com­mu­ni­ty. Sep­a­ra­tion does not nec­es­sar­i­ly require one spouse to move out of the mar­i­tal home. Rather, it can also take place with­in the mar­i­tal home.

    The sep­a­ra­tion year begins with the sep­a­ra­tion, after which a peti­tion for divorce can be filed. From the time of sep­a­ra­tion, there is also a claim to sep­a­ra­tion main­te­nance under sec­tion 1361 of the Civ­il Code and a claim to infor­ma­tion about the spouse’s assets under sec­tion 1379, para­graph 2 of the Civ­il Code. From a tax point of view, joint tax assess­ment remains pos­si­ble even in the year of separation.

    Legal consequences of divorce

    Both the ser­vice of the peti­tion for divorce and the legal effect of the divorce decree trig­ger many legal con­se­quences. Divorce not only affects main­te­nance, mar­i­tal gain and pen­sion rights, but also health insur­ance, inher­i­tance rights and wid­ow’s pensions.

    As a rule, the right of spous­es to inher­it expires as soon as the divorce peti­tion is served.

    When the divorce becomes final, the spous­es are also legal­ly sep­a­rat­ed. There is no longer a claim to sep­a­ra­tion main­te­nance. How­ev­er, the claim for sep­a­ra­tion main­te­nance can be con­vert­ed into a claim for post-mar­i­tal main­te­nance. This does not arise auto­mat­i­cal­ly, but must be assert­ed by the enti­tled spouse.