Areas of Expertise
France Avocats Quebec inc. mainly intervenes in the following fields of practice :
(Please note that this list is non-exhaustive – Please contact us for inquiries on other areas of expertise)
Private International Law
Assistance and support for Franco-Quebec clients in the different stages of their life in France or Quebec
- Determination of applicable law
- Recognition of judgments and other documents issued abroad
- International taxation
- International debt collection
International Mobility and Labor Law
Assisting French clients in their setting up procedures in Quebec (or Quebec clients in France)
- Assistance in obtaining work visas and other temporary residence permits
- Advice on the negotiation and drafting of international employment contracts
- Follow-up and defense of the interests of clients in the event of disputes following a breach of
the employment contract - Advice in tax and social law on the tax and social obligations of employees transferred abroad
Real Estate Law
Assisting new immigrants in their rentals and management of real estate
- Purchase and sale of properties abroad
- Condominium law
- Neighborhood issues
- Buildings
- Residential leases
- Liquidation of assets following a divorce or an international succession
Commercial Law
- Commercial and professional leases
- Business start-up assistance
- Drafting of statutes
- Commercial contracts
- Settlement of any family law issues, in particular, for foreign clients or couples of mixed nationalities.
Family Law in an International Context
Settlement of any family law issues, in particular, for foreign clients or couples of mixed nationalities.
- Divorce and separation procedure for international spouses
- Custody of children following a foreign divorce
- Marriage (prenuptial contracts, certificates of custom, applicable matrimonial regimes, etc.)
- Recognition of foreign judgments
International Estates
- Settlement of an international succession
- International estate planning
- Determination and defense of the rights of the heir
- Settlement of conflicting international succession