Family and Estate Law

The management of relationships within a family, even in the absence of conflict, may require the use of legal tools and arrangements aimed at protecting its more vulnerable members. This is all the more true in the unfortunately frequent situations of distress within domestic life, such as those arising in connection with separation or divorce. In such circumstances, we can assist spouses who are in the process of separating by helping them allocate assets in a balanced and appropriate manner, with particular regard to the interests of minor children, and by adopting solutions intended to ensure that the value of the assets is preserved until they are in a position to manage them autonomously.

We may also provide assistance in preventing the emergence of such situations, by structuring fiduciary arrangements designed to safeguard, in a fair and transparent manner, the rights of more vulnerable individuals, including minors, the elderly, and persons with disabilities.

Drawing on the experience gained in the corporate field, we believe we are also well placed to assist clients in planning generational transitions within small and medium-sized enterprises, with a view to minimizing the risk that the valuable goodwill built up over time may be adversely affected.

In all these contexts, we can assist clients with matters relating to:

1. trusts, family asset funds, and fiduciary arrangements;
2. agreements between co-heirs providing for a fair division of inheritance assets, thus avoiding litigation;
3. agreements on child support obligations under articles 433 et seq. of the Civil Code;
4. “amministrazione di sostegno” proceedings pursuant to articles 404 et seq. of the Civil Code.