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Familiy law, guardianship and divorce

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Expertise in family law, guardianship and divorce

Bull has one of Norway's leading professional environments in family law, guardianship, and separation and divorce. We offer comprehensive advisory services, including assistance in dispute resolution and litigation before the courts.

Our family law specialists assist individuals, spouses, cohabitants, and families in securing assets and rights through legal solutions tailored to individual needs, such as powers of attorney for the future, prenuptial agreements, or cohabitation agreements. We also provide legal assistance in matters concerning general guardianship, guardianship involving the removal of legal capacity, and consent competence. We offer advice, application support, and guidance throughout the process of establishing, adapting, or terminating guardianships for individuals who need support in safeguarding their interests.

Bull also boasts some of the country's best divorce lawyers, with significant experience and specialized expertise in handling complex financial settlements in cases of relationship breakdowns or divorce.

We have extensive experience in assisting clients with matters related to financial settlements, personal rights, and future planning, both in national and international cases, ensuring that our clients' interests are safeguarded in the best possible way.

Our services include, among other things:

Great rankings and satisfied clients

The team is ranked in Band 2 by Chambers and Partners in Private Wealth Law. The lawyers regularly give lectures for the Norwegian Bar Association, universities, various organizations, and other associations. They have also been previously recognized as the best inheritance and probate lawyers in Norway by the financial magazine Kapital.

  • Bull is one of the oldest firms in Norway. It offers clients broad private wealth services, which includes advice on wills and succession planning and assistance with probate and related disputes.
  • Bull absolutely has expertise in this area; they have a very good team. The partners always deliver high-quality work, and it is very easy to get hold of the partners and schedule a meeting.
  • Bull is one of the oldest firms in Norway. It offers clients broad private wealth services, which includes advice on wills and succession planning and assistance with probate and related disputes.

Useful insight

  • When spouses separate, assets and debts must be divided between them. The legal starting point is that values should be split equally, but there are many exceptions to this, including unequal division and separate property.

  • It is not possible to fully protect yourself in advance, but a prenuptial agreement can provide greater predictability.

  • For example, by agreeing on good solutions in a prenuptial agreement, will, and cohabitation agreement.

  • A key question that arises in a divorce settlement is what should happen to individual assets, ranging from homes and cabins to shares and other securities.

    The question of how assets are divided is different from how the value of the assets is divided. The main rule is that each spouse can keep their own assets. Jointly owned assets must be sold if the spouses cannot agree on an alternative solution.

  • It is important not to sign documents related to the division of assets before clarifying your rights.

    A common mistake is that spouses agree on solutions in a prenuptial agreement that are invalid, typically that one spouse will take over the shared home.

    There are many misconceptions about what rights one has. For example, many people believe that joint property means owning something together, but that is incorrect.

  • Each year, we encounter many divisions of joint property and divorce settlements where the prenuptial agreement entered into by the parties is in violation of the mandatory rules of the Marriage Act.

    Spouses can enter into prenuptial agreements permitted under the Marriage Act, such as stipulating that assets will not be divided (separate property). However, spouses do not have complete contractual freedom in a prenuptial agreement.

  • A lawyer can help you determine your rights and obligations in the event of a divorce and ensure a fair financial settlement.

    In cases of disagreement, the lawyer can represent you and work to find solutions, either through negotiations or legal proceedings.

  • If you want to be confident that the settlement is fair, it is wise to hire a divorce lawyer.

  • A lawyer will always try to find solutions without going to court. If that is not possible, the issues the spouses disagree on must be decided by a judge.

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