The choice to live or work abroad can have a huge impact on family life, often in unforeseen ways. This is particularly true if you find yourself involved in international divorce proceedings. The Family department at Dawsons comes highly recommended for practitioners who are "thoroughly knowledgeable at all levels" and have a "remarkable knowledge of foreign jurisdictions" (Chambers UK). Highly experienced in handling family matters throughout Europe and globally, we offer expertise in everything from drafting international prenuptial agreements and 'jurisdiction shopping', to representing clients in contested proceedings and negotiating agreements involving international assets.

The choice of jurisdiction can often be critical to the outcome in a divorce case since different countries have different laws on the division of assets, maintenance, pensions, property and even issues relating to children. Our team has written a number of articles sharing their expertise on this subject and, cooperating with lawyers from other jurisdictions, has compiled the Capital and Prenuptial Agreements International Table 2007 and the Spousal Maintenance International Table 2007, which provide guidance on the differences between jurisdictions.