Family law

Regulation of parental rights and obligations in respect of a child, the so-called Cochem model

The Cochem Model is a method for the regulation of parental rights and obligations for the period after divorce that...

As traditionally practiced, a court hears and regulates the rights and obligations of parents in respect of a minor child...

A descendant of a Slovak citizen automatically acquires Slovak citizenship by birth. They are thus entitled not only to the...

Some decisions of foreign courts need to be recognised by a special procedure in a Slovak court. According to §...

One of the areas of family law is child custody, whether after the dissolution of marriage (divorce) or in the event that the...

It often happens that the dissolution of a marriage occurs abroad. If a Slovak citizen subsequently wants to have the...

Slovak legislation distinguish between two forms of ownership – shared resp. mutual ownership of spouses and undivided co-ownership of spouses....

Particulars of the divorce proceedings in Slovakia Particulars of the divorce proceedings are governed by Act no. 99/1963 Coll. of...