§ 01 — Tools
Legal tools
Three operational tools for clients and their counsel. None replaces personalised advice: they give a first order of magnitude and point you to the relevant procedure.
§ 02 — The instruments
Three instruments, one orientation.
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Two-step method
Calculator
Child maintenance calculator
Indicative estimate of the child maintenance contribution under the Federal Supreme Court’s two-step method : each parent’s minimum subsistence level, children’s base costs, and distribution of the surplus.
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PILA arts. 59-60
Checker
Jurisdiction checker (PILA arts. 59-60)
Determines whether a Geneva court can be seised for a binational divorce based on the spouses’ domicile and nationality.
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Hague 1980 · LP
Calendar
Deadlines and emergencies in family law
Reference table of critical deadlines : Hague 1980 24h, marital protection measures, LP mainlevée, civil and administrative appeals. Operational calendar for Geneva.
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First consultation
A question about your situation? A first 30-minute consultation costs CHF 50 — at the office or by phone.