Questions on divorce

A marriage may be dissolved by the mutual consent of the spouses, on the application of one of the spouses or through the fault of a spouse (spouses). A marriage may be dissolved by the mutual consent of the spouses provided all the following conditions have been satisfied:   1)over a year has elapsed from the commencement of the marriage; 2)the spouses have made a contract in respect of the consequences of their divorce (property adjustment, maintenance payments for the…

Separation questions

One of the spouses may apply to the court for the approval of the separation if due to certain circumstances, which may not depend on the other spouse, their life together has become intolerable (impossible) or can seriously prejudice the interests of their minor children or the spouses are no longer interested in living together. Both spouses may jointly apply to the court for the approval of their separation if they have made a contract concerning the consequences of their…

Marriage contracts

A marriage contract shall mean an agreement of the spouses defining their property rights and duties during the marriage as well as on divorce or separation. Spouses shall have a right to stipulate in the marriage contract  that:   property acquired both before and during the marriage shall be theproperty of each spouse; individual property acquired by a spouse before the marriage shalljoint community property after the registration of the marriage; property acquired during the marriage shall be joint community property.

Family legal services in Lithuania

We provide these family law related legal services: Questions on divorce   A marriage may be dissolved by the mutual consent of the spouses, on the application of one of the spouses or through the fault of a spouse (spouses). A marriage may be dissolved by the mutual consent of the spouses provided all the following conditions have been satisfied:   over a year has elapsed from the commencement of the marriage; the spouses have made a contract in respect…