With the recent news of the divorce process between the player Achraf Hakimi and Hiba Abouk, in which it comes to public knowledge that the player with the intention of protecting his assets has been depositing 80% of his income to his mother’s account, so that Hiba Abouk would not have access to them, it […]

This is an important and little-discussed matter due to its isolation, however, when an alimony payment process is established, it must always be considered to avoid future setbacks. An alimony process must be filed when the person who is requesting it cannot pay for their own basic needs or, when there is a child in […]

The protection of vulnerable populations is an issue of great importance on which people often have doubts about how the interests of these populations are represented and protected, for this the new Family Procedural Code which will come into force on 01 October 2022 provides us many answers. The vast majority of family processes have […]

For many people, the adoption process in Costa Rica can be a bit complex, since it involves several stages that must be carried out in an orderly manner, in order to comply with all the requirements mentioned in our regulations. The institution in charge of overseeing, initially, the adoption process is the Patronato Nacional de […]

As indicated in the title of this article, within the process of alimony there are two benefits to which the persons obliged to pay alimony have access, when some special circumstance arises (loss of work, illness, disability or temporary decrease in income) and the person is unable to make the payment of the fixed installments […]

The precautionary measures are those that the judge must impose prior to the final judgment, because if the measures were taken until the final judgement, there could be a situation that causes damage to any of the parties, due to how long it takes all the process to be finished. The use of this procedural […]

Domestic violence is a delicate issue, which must be analyzed carefully and must be clear, when anyone faces a situation of violence, it can be quickly identified and act accordingly, to avoid further damages. In our country there is a Law against Domestic Violence, which specifies not only the procedure that the legal proceeding has, […]

In accordance with the month of December and the end of the year approaches, people who are obligated to pay alimony are required to make some additional payments to the ordinary alimony payment, according to the Law of Alimony. Article 16 of said Law states the following: “Article 16- Obligatory nature of the Christmas bonus. […]

According to article 174 of the Family Code “the alimony benefit may be modified by the change of circumstances of who provides or who receives it.” Therefore, the change or modification of the amount of the alimony will only proceed when there is a change of circumstances (almost in all cases due to labor and […]

In early 2020, a very important reform regarding divorce was approved by the Legislative Assembly. The “Character Incompatibility” was included in Article 48 of the Family Code as another cause of divorce. Six months after marriage, and via the Judicial System, one can file for divorce alleging “Character Incompatibility” between a couple. This new causality, […]