GRUPO MANBEA, S.C.LAWYERS

Practice area

Family Law

Divorce, maintenance, family relationships and succession.

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Grupo Manbea provides advice and representation on divorce, maintenance, care, custody and contact arrangements. Its work covers the personal and property consequences of family relationships, the preparation of agreements and the handling of disputes. In matters involving children and adolescents, it considers their rights and the legal requirements governing decisions about their care and contact arrangements.

On property matters, the firm reviews marital agreements, marital property regimes and the effects of obligations undertaken during the family relationship. It advises on the negotiation of maintenance and property agreements, analysing needs, financial means and supporting documents. It handles their formalisation and disputes relating to their terms and performance.

The succession practice includes advice on testamentary decisions and representation in testate and intestate succession proceedings. It covers the recognition of inheritance rights, estate administration and distribution. The firm reviews assets, debts and testamentary provisions, negotiates agreements among interested parties and handles the instruments required to formalise them, with notarial involvement where appropriate.

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Services

Family relationships and succession

01 · Services

Divorce, maintenance and family relationships

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  • Divorce and property consequences

    Advice and representation in divorce and review of its personal and property consequences.

  • Maintenance agreements

    Preparation and review of maintenance agreements, with analysis of needs, financial means and available documents.

  • Care, custody and contact arrangements

    Advice on care, custody and contact arrangements in accordance with the rights of children and adolescents.

  • Marital property regimes and agreements

    Review of marital property regimes, marital agreements and their effects on assets or obligations connected with the family relationship.

02 · Services

Succession and estates

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  • Advice on testamentary decisions

    Legal guidance on preparing or reviewing testamentary decisions and coordination with the appropriate notary's office.

  • Preparation of succession case files

    Assembly of background information for testate or intestate succession: relationships, assets, debts and available testamentary provisions.

  • Inheritance rights and estate distribution

    Advice and representation on the recognition of inheritance rights, estate administration and distribution.

  • Succession agreements and formalisation

    Review of property agreements among interested parties and the instruments required to formalise them.

Legal framework
  1. National Code of Civil and Family Procedure — current text, amendment published in the DOF on 15-01-2026; Articles 1, 5, 806 and the Fourth Transitional Article · Cámara de Diputados del H. Congreso de la Unión · Accessed: 7 October 2026.
  2. Decree issuing the National Code of Civil and Family Procedure — DOF 07-06-2023; transitional provisions · Diario Oficial de la Federación / Secretaría de Gobernación · Accessed: 7 October 2026.
  3. Mexico City legal framework — Civil Code for the Federal District and local registry legislation · Congreso de la Ciudad de México · Accessed: 7 October 2026.
  4. Political Constitution of the United Mexican States — Articles 4 and 16 · Cámara de Diputados del H. Congreso de la Unión · Accessed: 7 October 2026.
  5. September, the Month of Wills — 2026 national campaign · Secretaría de Gobernación · Accessed: 7 October 2026.

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