Separation and divorce have a severe impact on family life for all members of the family. They also raise questions pertaining to maintenance, childcare, the statutory equalisation of pensions and the equalisation of accrued gains. As a lawyer for family law, Dr. jur. Christian Kasten supports clients in Bremen and throughout the whole of Germany. In addition to his role as a lawyer for family law, Dr. jur. Christian Kasten is also a mediator. As the law office specialises both in acting as a lawyer for family law and in mediation, issues concerning access rights and the legal consequences of separation and divorce can be solved based on mutual agreement, rather than just by means of legal proceedings.

The law office advises and acts on behalf of its clients in and out of court in connection with the following matters:

  • Pre/postnuptial agreements
  • Separation and divorce
  • Notarised ancillary relief agreement for separation
  • Notarised ancillary relief agreement for divorce
  • Equalisation of accrued gains
  • Statutory equalisation of pensions
  • Maintenance (parental maintenance, spousal maintenance, child maintenance)
  • Access rights and custody
  • Provisions concerning the marital home and jointly-owned real estate
  • Division of property
  • Division of property in the event of non-marital cohabitation

Separation or divorce can also give rise to issues related to inheritance law. As a lawyer for family law and inheritance law, the law office also advises and acts on behalf of its clients with respect to inheritance law matters and the settlement of a joint inheritance.