Taking a child on a vacation abroad, was not considered child abduction: what is allowed under joint custody?

When parents divorce each other, a decision has to be made regarding with whom their mutual children will live, the amount of childcare payable, visitation and custody. In Finland most parents manage to set up an agreement regarding these issues in co-operation with the Child Welfare Officers, without involvement from the courts. But if the parents' relationship …

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“‘In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”

A death of a person means the birth of an Estate. An Estate seizes to exist when a copy of the division of properties is handed in to the tax administration. However, an estate may exist for a long period of time and even practice business.  An Estate is taxed for it's income in Finland. By being clear on how …

European Certificate of Succession

And the day has finally arrived when I get to order a European Certificate of Succession in one of my cases. I have been waiting for this since 17 August 2015 when the European Inheritance regulation started to apply. I am assisting heirs resident in Finland to claim property that belongs to the estate located in Luxembourg. A …

Non-traditional families; the next hot topic in european family law

I have just come home from the annual conference on European family law in Trier, Germany. We have discussed and debated everything from marital property regimes in Muslim jurisdictions to electronic apostilles (e-APP). I believe however, that one of the most burning topics right now are the rights of non-traditional families. EU has done great progress when …

New EU rules applicable as from today 17 August 2015

It’s almost like Christmas! New EU rules to ease cross-border successions applicable to the succession of persons who die on or after 17 August 2015. The EU regulation 650/2012 or Brussels IV is a huge step in the right direction to facilitate cross-border successions. As from today, 17 August 2015 EU citizens are able to …

Lawful Share – Forced Heirship in Finland

Under the Finnish code of succession (40/1965) it is possible to make a will in favor of anyone, but the direct descendants always have a right to a lawful share – half the estate. Direct descendants meaning child, adoptive child, grandchild etc. For example, if the deceased had two children, who would normally inherit the …

International trust funds in Finland

I come across persons with commen law trust funds in my work more and more often. People who have put a great deal of time and effort in planning their inheritance in a common law country, and then move to a civil law country like Finland. Trusts are a very important part of the common law system. Actually, …

Rule of law – gender equality

Check out my speech at the Finnish Ministry of foreign affairs on gender equality and the rule of law. http://www.cd-n.org/index.php?a-female-attorneys-role-in-the-pursuit-of-gender-equality

Attorney at law Familja

I founded Attorney at law Familja in August 2014. Familja is the first law firm in Finland that focuses primarily on international private persons - those who marry, reside and have connections in different countries around the world. I give advice on Finnish law in these situations, but as an international law counsel I will …