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A marriage celebrated abroad, a divorce decided in another country, an inheritance with property in Brazil and part of the family abroad, a power of attorney to represent someone who cannot travel. These situations join two legal systems and almost never require travel. The connection to Água Branca is usually in the civil registry or the property, not in the current address of the person seeking help.
Registry and notary fees follow the state inspectorate's table and are updated periodically. Confirm the current amounts before any notarial or registry act.
The work is defined according to the documents, the risks and the client's goal.
Apostille and sworn translation of documents
Transcription of birth and death certificates issued abroad
Probate in Brazil of assets of a deceased person domiciled abroad
Representation of an heir living outside the country
Consular and apostilled powers of attorney for acts in Brazil
Recognition of a foreign judgment by the STJ
Direct annotation of a foreign uncontested divorce at the registry office
Consular registration and transcription of a marriage certificate
Divorce in Brazil for those living abroad
Paternity acknowledgment and paternity suits with a party abroad
Sale and regularization of property in Brazil by those living abroad
The field of international law covers legal situations connected to Brazil and another country. See the most requested international law services in Água Branca, Alagoas.
Complementary Law 227/2026 filled the gap identified by the Supreme Federal Court in Theme 825 and defined which state is competent to levy ITCMD (inheritance and gift tax) in situations with an element abroad. In the inheritance of a deceased person domiciled abroad, the tax belongs to the state where the heir is domiciled; in a gift coming from abroad, to the state of the recipient. Collection on these terms still depends on state law and the tax anteriority rule.
The property regime does not automatically follow the law of the country of the ceremony. Art. 7, §4, of the Law of Introduction to the Norms of Brazilian Law provides that the regime follows the law of the spouses' domicile and, if different, that of the first marital domicile. The consequence appears years later, in the division of assets or probate, when it is discussed what was common and what was separate property.
A simple uncontested divorce, which only dissolves the marriage, goes directly to the Civil Registry where the marriage was transcribed or registered, by annotation governed by the National Code of Rules of the National Inspectorate of Justice. A contested divorce, and a qualified uncontested one that deals with custody, support or division of assets, still depends on recognition by the STJ. The judgment may be recognized in parts.
The child of a Brazilian born abroad is registered at the competent Brazilian consulate, and the consular certificate is then transcribed at a Civil Registry in Brazil. Transcription is what allows the record to have full domestic effect, including issuing documents, school enrollment and inheritance matters.
A document issued in a country that is party to the Hague Convention needs an apostille affixed in the country of origin to be accepted in Brazil, plus a sworn translation into Portuguese. A Brazilian document to be used abroad follows the reverse path, with an apostille from an authorized registry office in Brazil. Non-signatory countries follow consular legalization, which is slower.
Hiring an international law attorney is a decision of trust and involves foreign documents, deadlines and difficult decisions. Our credibility starts from the first contact. Here the whole history and the documents are centralized so that you know, at each step, what has been done and what comes next. See some good practices for hiring a lawyer in Água Branca.
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Based in the state of Rio de Janeiro, CK Advogadas serves clients in Água Branca by digital means, with the care needed to understand documents, risks and goals.
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Below are the most frequent questions about international law. They are general guidance and do not replace a reading of your case. An international law attorney in Água Branca can carry out this individual analysis.
An untranscribed marriage and an unannotated divorce block probate, the sale of property and a new marriage. Resolving it early avoids urgency later.
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