Solicitor for Family Law in Zebbug

I started and built a business entirely on my own during our marriage in Malta, my spouse had no involvement whatsoever in running or growing it. Now that we’re separating, I’m worried they’ll claim half of it simply because we were married while I built it. Is that actually how it would work under Maltese law?

I’ve separated from my child’s other parent in Malta and I would like to change our child’s surname, mainly to reflect our new family situation. Can I do this on my own as the parent they primarily live with, or does the other parent need to agree?

My spouse and I are separating in Malta and we have one child together. I want to understand roughly how child maintenance payments are actually calculated here, since we haven’t been able to agree on a figure ourselves and I want to know what a court might consider reasonable.

My son and his wife separated in Malta, and since then, my access to my grandchildren has been severely restricted by their mother, despite having had a close relationship with them beforehand. Do grandparents actually have any legal standing in Malta to request formal access rights, or is this purely something only parents can seek?

My spouse and I in Malta have been living separately for about eight months already, but we’ve only just formally started separation proceedings, and I haven’t received any financial support from them since we split. Can maintenance be backdated to cover this earlier period we already spent apart?

My spouse and I got married in Malta several years ago under the default community of acquests, but our financial circumstances have changed significantly and we’d now like to change our matrimonial property regime. Is this actually possible once you’re already married, or is that decision locked in permanently at the time of marriage?

My spouse and I in Malta are separating and we disagree about where our two children should primarily live going forward. We haven’t been able to reach an agreement between ourselves. How does the Maltese legal system actually decide something like this when the parents can’t agree?

My spouse and I in Malta have decided we want to get divorced, and we’re on relatively amicable terms about it. I’ve heard something about having to attend mediation first before actually filing anything with the court. Is this genuinely mandatory, or can we skip straight to divorce proceedings?