Specialized in Family Law and related areas
The shared expertise of in family law is at the root of their partnership in founding the law firm LEGAL CARE SA, a complementarity of technique and experience.
Given Senior partner Mark Hoffman’s level of expertise, he is a reference in matters of family law, cohabitation and inheritance law. His skills are acknowledged by his peers who often request his services to draft legal opinions for Swiss and foreign courts. His level of technical skills is an added value to deal with complex matters and efficiently represent clients.
Senior partner Mark Hoffman is a specialized litigator in complex matters of family law, inheritance law, white collar crime law and commercial arbitration, in Switzerland and abroad. Senior partner Mark Hoffman is skilled in strategy and grasps an issue in its entirety to meet clients’ interests long term.
Through this alliance, LEGAL CARE SA ensures a high quality of service to its clients.
Pragmatic Solutions
To achieve our clients’ objectives, we approach each issue through various angles in order to offer creative, practical and tailored solutions.
Network of experts in Switzerland and abroad
We specialize in complex matters in Switzerland and abroad.
For multidisciplinary issues, LEGAL CARE SA clients benefit from our network of lawyers and experts (tax specialists, notaries, mediators, psychiatrists, or real estate experts).
Our Services
Mediation & Negotiation
LEGAL CARE SA represents its clients in mediation and negotiation in order to achieve pragmatic and cost effective solutions.
Litigation
In case of legal disputes, regardless of the family structure or location of assets in the world, LEGAL CARE SA defines a strategy with its clients to defend their interests and if necessary, organizes a team of experts.
Legal opinion
LEGAL CARE SA also offers its services for the drafting of legal opinions in the following cases:
- Second opinion given to a client already represented by a lawyer
- Second opinion given to lawyers advising their clients
- Drafting of legal opinions for the purpose of proceedings in Switzerland or abroad
Areas of activity
LEGAL CARE SA advises and represents its clients in the following areas:
Family Law
Advisory
- Entering into a marriage
- Desired marital regime (separation of property, community of property, participation in acquired property)
- Patrimonial planning
Judicial actions
- Protection measures of the marital union
- Divorce (by joint or unilateral request)
- Liquidation of marital property (for example: real estate properties, companies, trust)
- Share of occupational pension assets
- Maintenance contribution
- Parental authority over the child and right of custody
- Right to personal relations
- Change of residence of the child
- Child protection measures
- Modification of judgments
- Establishment of filiation (relationship), recognition and contestation of paternity, action for disallowance
- Adoption (minors and adults)
Cohabitation
- Patrimonial and inheritance planning
- Drafting contracts
- Litigation
Inheritance Law
Advisory
- Drafting of testimony and inheritance agreements
- Inheritance planning
Judicial actions
- Contestation of will, opposition to the issue of an inheritance certificate, action for sharing, etc.
Drafting Contracts
- Marriage, separation of property, inheritance agreements, etc.
- Employment, mandate, company, sponsoring, etc.
Criminal Law
- Marital and domestic violence, violation of domicile, damage to property, etc.
- Breach of trust, fraud, misappropriation, forgery in securities, etc.
An additional service
LEGAL CARE SA Family Office – a service born from our clients’ desire to pursue the relationship of trust to manage all the legal and/or administrative aspects of their life.
A tailored service for you and your family.