The 12 Best Family and Divorce Lawyers in Frankfurt

Rolf Erdmann is a good fit for international couples, because his practice combines family law with immigration law. A Fachanwalt für Familienrecht, he advises clients married to a foreign partner or married abroad, and cases where foreign law may apply. For non-German clients he explains which law can govern the divorce and how a separation affects a residence permit. The office is on Palmstraße in the Nordend.

Schlottke-Wegner & Reinarz is a good choice for separating couples who want mediation as a real alternative to litigation. Nina Schlottke-Wegner and Magdalena Reinarz describe their Westend practice as a Fachanwalt and mediation firm for family law. Out-of-court solutions come first, and court proceedings follow only once those efforts are exhausted. Each client works with the team through one fixed contact person.

Annelie Glöckner fits clients heading into a contested case or wanting a second opinion on advice they have already received. A Fachanwältin für Familienrecht, she works from the FOUR building on Goetheplatz and concentrates on family law. Her list runs from divorce, prenups and pension equalisation to maintenance, custody, contact and paternity proceedings. Unmarried couples who separate are covered too, including the split of the shared home and household goods.

Leyla Kübler suits parents who want to settle custody and maintenance by agreement where possible, without ruling out court. A Fachanwältin für Familienrecht, she handles divorce, maintenance, contact and custody disputes, with the children's welfare as a stated priority. She also represents people affected by domestic violence or stalking, working with women's counselling centres. Same-sex couples, married or not, are an explicit part of her practice.

familien:recht suits parents facing a dispute over custody, contact or a shared-care arrangement, since children's matters lead its list of work. Friederike Zopfs is a Fachanwältin für Familienrecht and Tobias Falke concentrates on family law, sharing an office on Egenolffstraße in the Nordend. They also handle separation, divorce, maintenance and matrimonial property proceedings. Their advice is to get in touch when the decision to separate is made, not after.

Lenhardt & Lenhardt suits couples who want a contract to settle things before or during a separation, since prenuptial and divorce settlement agreements are a central part of its family work. The partnership on Goethestraße handles divorce, maintenance, custody, contact, adoption and pension equalisation. Advice is also available in English and French. Self-employed clients and business owners will find guidance on shielding a company from the financial effects of a divorce.

Dr. Dr. Iranbomy suits families with ties to Iran or other countries whose divorce or inheritance raises questions of foreign law. International family law and inheritance law form one of the practice's three focus areas, together with migration and naturalisation, and criminal, employment and traffic law. Islamic and Iranian law appear as separate practice areas. The website addresses Persian-speaking clients directly, and the office is on Düsseldorfer Straße near the main station.

Marinopoulos Legal suits expat families whose divorce or custody case crosses borders. Dr. Alioska Alexia Marinopoulos advises in German, English, French, Greek and Italian from an office in the Marienturm on the Taunusanlage. Family work covers divorce, maintenance, custody, prenuptial agreements and separation agreements. She also handles return applications when a child has been wrongfully kept abroad, alongside international inheritance and property matters.

Julia Ovchinski's practice suits Russian-speaking and international families whose separation is tied up with residence or citizenship questions. She advises in German, Russian and English, and the website is also available in Russian. Family law, covering divorce, maintenance, custody and contact, is one of her core fields alongside immigration, criminal and employment law. Forms for legal aid applications can be downloaded from the site.

Kanzlei Sachse suits people who want a first answer quickly and at a known price, as initial consultations cost a fixed €99.95. The firm on the Zeil covers divorce and maintenance within a broad practice that also includes employment, criminal, traffic and inheritance law. A team of around a dozen lawyers means related questions can stay in-house. Opening hours run until 8 pm on weekdays and include Saturdays.

Kranz Rechtsanwälte fits clients who want a frank first assessment before spending money, since the firm offers a free initial evaluation by phone. Divorce and family law is one of its main areas, covering divorce, maintenance and custody. The office on Kaiserstraße also handles employment, traffic, criminal, tenancy and insurance law. Lawyers Alexander Flaig, Jonas Sackmann and Tatjana Stiege are named on the website.

Kanzlei Hasselbach suits clients who want to gauge costs early, with a free first contact and an online divorce cost calculator. The firm has offices in Cologne, Bonn and Frankfurt, where it sits on the Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage near the Messe. Family work covers divorce, prenuptial agreements, custody, contact, child and spousal maintenance and the equalisation of accrued gains. Its divorce section names Rechtsanwältin Hasselbach as a Fachanwältin für Familienrecht.