The Matrimonial and Family Affairs of Liu He Law Firm is a specialist legal team focused on matrimonial, family, and wealth succession matters. Deeply rooted in family law practice, and guided by the core mission of "safeguarding family harmony and upholding fairness in the protection of rights", the Practice Group draws upon its rigorous legal expertise and bespoke service approach to resolve a wide range of family disputes for clients, protect their lawful civil rights and interests, and assist with the secure planning and orderly succession of family wealth.
The Practice Group provides a full-spectrum family law service covering two principal areas: litigation representation across ten categories of family disputes and non-contentious specialist legal services across six categories — precisely addressing the legal needs of clients throughout the full life cycle of family and matrimonial matters.
1. Disputes relating to betrothal gifts, divorce, post-divorce property settlement, and post-divorce liability for damages
2. Disputes relating to the voidance or annulment of marriage, and agreements on marital property
3. Disputes relating to property division and child custody arising from cohabitation relationships
4. Disputes relating to maintenance, support, and elder support obligations (including payment of maintenance, support, or elder support funds and variation of such obligations)
5. Disputes relating to adoption (including confirmation and dissolution of adoptive relationships)
6. Disputes relating to guardianship and visitation rights
7. Disputes relating to division of family property
8. Disputes relating to the full process of succession (including statutory succession, transmissible succession, subrogated succession, and testamentary succession)
9. Disputes relating to the designation of estate administrators and the repayment of a decedent's debts
10. Disputes relating to testamentary gifts and testamentary gift and support agreements
In addition to conventional litigation representation, the Practice Group focuses on the prevention of family-related risks and wealth planning, providing clients with proactive and comprehensive non-contentious solutions, including:
11. Crisis management in intimate relationships and response to sudden family disputes
12. Identification of risks to property control and legal risk assessments
13. Preparation and witnessing of pre-nuptial and post-nuptial property agreements
14. Estate management, overall wealth succession planning
15. Management and legal structuring of personal and family assets
16. Matrimonial crisis public relations management and cross-border wealth allocation planning for international marriages
Family disputes, however seemingly minor, are matters of utmost importance; family harmony underpins all endeavours. The Matrimonial and Family Affairs adheres consistently to the service philosophy that "litigation is not the only path — harmony is the ultimate pursuit", recognising that harmonious family relationships are the cornerstone of a fulfilling life. The lawyers of the Practice Group not only possess solid legal expertise but also bring genuine human care to their work. In handling family matters, they uphold legal principles to resolve disputes with clarity, whilst also employing a conciliatory and empathetic approach. Through a full-process service of early intervention, precise prevention, and appropriate resolution, the Practice Group integrates the rationality of the rule of law with the warmth of human compassion, effectively resolving the various disputes and risks that arise in matrimonial and family contexts, and contributing to social stability and family harmony.
