ALRUD’s Dispute Resolution Practice has extensive experience in representing both Russian and foreign clients in complex family and inheritance disputes.

Our lawyers are up to date with the latest legislative developments and court practice tendencies in the field. Close cooperation with specialists from other departments, especially with Private Client Practice, ensures an integrated approach and contributes to careful analysis of each issue.

ALRUD’s dispute resolution practice is characterized by a wide geography of its services: our lawyers have an experience of representing the clients in almost all regions of Russia, in the CIS countries and in cross-border disputes.

Conducting a thorough preliminary analysis allows ALRUD lawyers to objectively assess the client's chances of success as well as the associated risks and provide effective practical recommendations on protecting the interests of the client.

Our Services

  • Advising the clients on divorce issues (by either through the court or the registry office), invalidating a marriage, distribution of jointly acquired property and debt obligations.

  • Advising the clients on determining the child’s place of residence, determining a parenting time schedule, depriving and restricting parental rights, establishing and contesting paternity.

  • Advising the clients on the recovery of child support, spousal support and parental alimony.

  • Advising the clients on invalidating the will, the restoration of the term for acceptance of an inheritance, the establishment of the fact of acceptance of an inheritance, recognition of an heir unworthy, recognition of rights to a hereditary portion.

  • Analysis of documents and other materials, assessment of the prospects of the case, elaboration of a strategy on the case.

  • Representation of the clients in courts of general jurisdiction, arbitrazh courts and arbitral tribunals in disputes concerning family and inheritance matters.

  • Providing expert reports on Russian family and inheritance legislation for foreign courts and arbitral tribunals.

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