§ 01 — Practice areas
Practice areas.
A generalist Geneva attorney at the Bar since 2012, Maître von Flüe works across seven core columns — family law (divorce, custody, maintenance, incl. cross-border), successions, Swiss immigration (LEI), social insurance (LAI & LPC), employment, adult and child protection, and criminal law — serving Swiss residents, expatriates and Swiss-French frontaliers in French, English and Spanish.
- Geneva Bar since 2012
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- Every file handled personally
- First consultation CHF 50 · 30 min
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Cross-border family
Couples and children between Switzerland and abroad: jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of judgments (PILA, Lugano, Hague Convention).
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HCCH 1980 · PILA
Binational custody and joint custody
Joint custody, sole custody, alternating residence and visitation rights for binational and frontalier families in Geneva — Swiss Civil Code 296-298a, Hague Convention 1996.
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PILA · Brussels IIb
Cross-border divorce (Swiss-French)
Binational, frontalier and expat divorce in Geneva: jurisdiction (LDIP / Brussels IIb), applicable law, choice of forum, enforcement of judgments abroad.
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Lugano · PILA
Cross-border maintenance (CH-FR-EU)
Cross-border child and spousal maintenance: calculation under Swiss law, recognition and enforcement under the Lugano Convention, recovery via the Aripa and SCARPA.
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PILA art. 25 ss
Foreign-judgment recognition (exequatur)
Recognition and enforcement in Switzerland of foreign judgments — Lugano Convention, LDIP art. 25 ss, Hague Convention 1970 on divorce — civil, commercial, family.
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HCCH 1980
International child abduction (Hague Convention 1980)
Wrongful removal or retention of a child abroad — emergency procedure under the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 and the 1996 Convention. Action within 24-48 hours.
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Family law
Divorce, maintenance, custody and protective measures before the Geneva courts.
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CC · PILA
Family law — general practice
General family law practice in Geneva: parental authority, child protection, marital protection measures, paternity, filiation, adult and child guardianship — Maître Andrea von Flüe.
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CC art. 298 ss
Joint custody and shared physical care
Joint parental authority, alternating physical custody, primary-residence arrangements — Swiss Civil Code arts. 296-298a. Maître Andrea von Flüe, Geneva.
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CC · PILA
Judicial divorce in Geneva
Divorce in Geneva — joint or unilateral petition, procedure before the Court of First Instance, legal effects, agreement, final judgment. Swiss Civil Code arts. 111-149. Maître Andrea von Flüe.
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CC art. 125 · 285
Maintenance (alimony)
Calculation, modification and enforcement of child and spousal maintenance under Swiss law — Federal Supreme Court two-step method (BGE 144 III 481, ATF 147 III 265). Maître Andrea von Flüe.
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CC art. 172 ss
Marital protection measures (MPUC) — Geneva
Marital protection measures before the Family Chamber of the Court of First Instance: living separately, custody, maintenance, attribution of the family home — CC arts. 172-179.
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CC art. 104 ss
Marriage annulment — CC arts. 104-109
Conditions and procedure for marriage annulment in Switzerland: defective consent, forced marriage, marriage of convenience, incapacity. Distinct from divorce.
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CC · CPC
Negotiation and family mediation
Family mediation, structured negotiation, divorce convention drafting, out-of-court settlement — Swiss CPC arts. 213-218 mediation framework. Geneva.
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CC art. 122 ss
Second-pillar (LPP) split on divorce — CC arts. 122-124e
Equal split of occupational pension assets accumulated during the marriage on divorce — calculation, exceptions, refusal, modification. Distinct from matrimonial property liquidation.
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CC art. 111 ss
Uncontested divorce (joint petition) — CC arts. 111-112
Joint-petition divorce in Geneva — comprehensive agreement, ratification by the Court of First Instance, accelerated 4 to 9 month timeline. CC arts. 111-112.
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CC art. 273 ss
Visitation rights (personal relations) — CC arts. 273-275a
Setting, modifying and enforcing visitation rights in Geneva — standard scope, supervised visits at the Point Rencontre, grandparents' rights, restrictions and suspensions.
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Successions
Wills, estate division and certificate of inheritance, including in cross-border situations.
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Immigration
Residence permits and family reunification, including art. 50 LEI after separation.
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Social insurance
Disability (AI) pensions and supplementary benefits: objections and appeals within the statutory deadlines.
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LAI · LPGA
Disability insurance (AI) — pension, rehabilitation, appeals
Filing an AI pension claim, navigating the OAI Geneva, contesting medical expert reports, calculating the degree of disability, appealing to the TAPI and the Federal Tribunal.
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LPC
Supplementary benefits (PC) — AVS/AI complement in Geneva
Supplementary benefits for AVS and AI pensioners whose income falls below the subsistence minimum — conditions, calculation, divestment rules, estate-recovery reform 2021.
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Employment
Dismissal, work certificate and proceedings before the labour court (Prud’hommes).
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Adult & child protection
Guardianship, advance-care mandate and measures before the adult-protection court (TPAE).
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Criminal law
Complaint, civil party and defence, in particular in a family context (art. 217-220 CP).
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A question about your situation? A first 30-minute consultation costs CHF 50, at the office or by phone.