International Divorce & Cross-Border Custody Lawyers
Cross-border divorce and child custody matters involving foreign jurisdictions, dual citizenship, and international assets.
Legal Advocacy & Overview
When a marriage dissolves across international borders, unique legal challenges arise. Issues such as foreign asset distribution, international child custody, service of process under the Hague Convention, and foreign marriage recognition require highly specialized knowledge.
Our firm’s dual expertise in family law and immigration law makes us uniquely suited to handle international divorces. We work to protect your rights, coordinate with foreign legal counsel when necessary, and ensure that your family’s immigration status is not compromised.
These cases turn on questions most firms rarely face: which country’s court has jurisdiction, how a foreign decree will be treated here, and how to serve documents abroad under the Hague Convention. We map those questions early, coordinate with counsel overseas, and keep the immigration consequences in view throughout — for clients in Montgomery County and Philadelphia and for parents and spouses living outside the United States.
Firm Stewardship
Trusted for over 4 decades
45+ Years
Established Legacy
50+
Countries Served
6 Langs
Multilingual Staff
PA·NJ·NY
States Admitted
International Domestic Representation
Cross-Border Asset Division
Identifying, valuing, and dividing assets located outside the United States.
Hague Custody Disputes
Representing parents in international child custody disputes under the Hague Convention.
Foreign Divorce Recognition
Ensuring foreign divorce decrees are legally recognized in the United States and vice versa.
Immigration Status Protection
Counseling clients on how divorce affects pending or active immigration petitions.
Jurisdiction & Forum Disputes
Analyzing which country or state should hear your case and litigating jurisdiction where it is contested.
International Support Enforcement
Pursuing and enforcing child and spousal support across borders where treaties and reciprocity allow.
Coordination with Foreign Counsel
Working alongside attorneys and asset locators abroad to reach an agreement enforceable in every relevant jurisdiction.
Cross-Border Procedure
Jurisdictional Analysis
Determining which state or country has jurisdiction to hear the divorce or custody case.
Service under Hague
Navigating the formal channels of the Hague Service Convention to serve documents abroad.
Coordinating Experts
Liaising with foreign legal advisors, asset locators, and forensic accountants.
Settlement & Decree
Finalizing an international agreement that is enforceable across borders.
Why Clients Trust Us with International Divorce
A boutique firm with the experience, reach, and range that matters most in a case like yours.
More reasons clients choose us45+ Years, One Focus
Founded in 1981, our firm brings more than four decades of concentrated experience to every matter — the depth that lets us tell you early what a case will realistically require.
Cross-Practice Perspective
Because we practice immigration alongside family, business, and real estate law, we catch the connections other firms miss — and protect clients from problems that cross practice lines.
Genuinely Multilingual
Eight languages are spoken in-house — English, Spanish, Gujarati, Hindi, German, Arabic, French, and Korean — so you are understood in your own words. Se habla español.
A Boutique, Not a Mill
You work directly with attorneys who know your case by name, with clear, plain-language counsel and steady communication at every step.
Common Questions
Answers to questions clients ask us most about international divorce.
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Contact Information
Lansdale, PAOffice Address
2031 N. Broad Street, Unit 129Lansdale, PA 19446
Phone
215-362-2478Office Hours
Mon–Fri: 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Sat–Sun: Closed
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