Peruvian Family Law in Cross-Border Cases - The Peruvian Law Expert Series, #5

Peruvian Family Law in Cross-Border Cases is a practical guide for foreign lawyers, courts, and international professionals who need to understand how Peruvian family law operates in cross-border disputes involving children, parents, custody, visitation, divorce, habitual residence, and foreign family orders.

The book focuses on one central idea: a family order, agreement, or judgment may be valid abroad, but that does not automatically make it enforceable or effective in Peru.

This guide examines the Peruvian legal framework for custody, visitation, parental authority, child protection, recognition of foreign judgments, Hague Convention issues, evidence, procedural risk, and litigation strategy. It is written for readers who need practical legal orientation, not abstract theory.

Inside this book, readers will find guidance on:

• When Peruvian family law becomes relevant in international disputes
• How custody and visitation are approached under Peruvian law
• Why habitual residence matters more than nationality or passport status
• How foreign divorce, custody, and family orders may be analyzed in Peru
• What evidence can matter in cross-border family litigation
• How Hague Convention issues may arise in matters involving Peru
• What foreign counsel should know before relying on a Peruvian legal argument
• How a Peruvian law expert opinion can assist foreign proceedings

This book forms part of The Peruvian Law Expert Series, created to provide practical, court-oriented legal guidance on Peruvian law for foreign lawyers, courts, and international clients.

Alberto Miranda is a Peru-qualified attorney based in Lima, with more than twenty years of professional experience in civil law, family law, private international law, exequatur proceedings, consular powers of attorney, inheritance matters, and cross-border legal representation involving Peru.