Living together for years? Give it legal existence in Brazil.
Recognition or dissolution of a stable union in Brazil, with effect on property, inheritance and pension rights. We prepare, file and follow the whole procedure, without you leaving the United States.
Situations we handle
If you recognize yourself in any of these scenarios, we run the whole procedure in Brazil, with no need to travel.
- You live together in the United States and own property in Brazil
- You want to set the start date and the property regime of the union in writing
- The relationship has ended and there are assets in Brazil to divide
- A partner has died and the union needs to be proven for inheritance or pension
With no document, the union does not exist under Brazilian law
Living together does not create automatic rights in Brazil. Without a recorded deed or a court ruling, the surviving partner may be left out of the inheritance, excluded from the survivor's pension and unable to prove any share in property bought together.
From your first call in the United States to delivery in Brazil
Service in your own time zone in the United States (in Portuguese, English or Spanish) and execution in person at registries and courts in any Brazilian state.
Reviewing the relationship
Start date, assets involved and purpose: we define whether the case is recognition or dissolution.
Draft and asset regime
We draft the deed with the regime you want, not the one the law imposes by default.
Signing from abroad
Consulate, power of attorney or video call with the registry: you pick whichever works there.
Registration in Brazil
We take the deed to registration and deliver the documents digitally.
The right route depends on your case
Each route carries different requirements and costs. Reviewing your documents we determine which applies — and the estimated timeline goes in writing in the proposal, before any payment.
Declaratory deed
The couple is together and wants the union documented, with a start date and regime.
Consensual dissolution
The relationship ended by agreement: we dissolve it and split the assets.
Court recognition
No agreement, or the union must be proven after a death — then it is judicial.
What you will normally need
A simplified list of the documents usually required to start the procedure.
- Identity document and CPF of both partners
- Proof of address in the United States and, if any, in Brazil
- Documents showing life in common: joint accounts, leases, children, photographs
- Property deeds of any assets acquired during the union
- Approximate date the relationship began
The exact list for your case comes with the initial review — we ask only for what is needed, with no pointless paperwork.
Lawyers licensed by the Brazilian Bar, with a life in both countries
Service in your own time zone in the United States — and execution in person at registries and courts in any Brazilian state.
Aline Guedes
14 years in Private International Law and more than 2,000 Brazilian and foreign clients served. Law degree from PUC Minas, MBA from FGV, international training in Belgium (Louvain) and Australia (Newcastle), and a professor in the chair of Private International Law.
Reinaldo Deschamps
19 years of practice and more than 2,500 cases in Brazil, in civil, contract, administrative and real estate law. Former court-appointed defender for the Bar of Santa Catarina, a Brazilian and American citizen, he has lived in Florida since 2016 and serves clients in three languages.
Regina Deschamps
Law graduate with advanced training in International Family Law. She is the one who receives and organizes your case in the United States: document review, liaison with Brazil and service in your own time zone, from first contact to the conclusion of the case and the delivery of your documents.
Frequently asked questions about international stable unions
How long living together is needed for a stable union?
Brazilian law sets no minimum period. What characterizes a stable union is a public, continuous and lasting relationship with the intent to build a family — proven by documents, joint accounts, children or witnesses. In the case review we say what counts as proof in your situation.
Does a stable union recognized in the United States work in Brazil?
Not automatically. A relationship acknowledged abroad still needs its own instrument in Brazil to produce effects on property, inheritance and pension there.
Do we both need to travel to Brazil?
No. The procedure is conducted by our team in Brazil, and a public power of attorney drawn up from abroad covers the acts that require your signature.
Can we choose the property regime?
Yes. The deed may set the regime that applies to the union. With no instrument, the default statutory regime applies, which is not always what the couple wants.
The union ended and there are assets. What changes?
The dissolution can be consensual, before a registry, when there is agreement. Without agreement, the route is judicial — and the division follows the regime in force during the union.
Your stable union in Brazil, settled from here.
It takes two minutes to fill in. A Brazilian lawyer reviews your case and replies in writing with what can be done, how long it takes and what it costs.
- A written proposal within 48 hours
- Scope, timeline and fees agreed before we start
- You travel neither to Brazil nor to the consulate
- Bar-licensed lawyers, serving you in your own time zone
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