Senior Partner Juan Manuel Suero J.D, LL.D, LL.M

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Profile

Born: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (1968). Admitted to practice: Dominican Rep (1993); New York, USA as FLC (2008); Education: Civil Law LL.D (UNIBE, Dominican Rep); J.D & LL.M (Stetson University College of Law, USA). Certified International Family Law Specialist. Members of ABA, HNBA, IABA, NYSBA and IBA. Former Foreign Affairs Director, Dominican Republic Bar (CARD). Co-Author of several publications including the best-selling Family Law: A Global Guide known to family practitioners as the ‘Blue Book', published by Thomson Reuters; International Relocation of Children; Family Law Global Guides; Jurisdictional Family Law Comparisons; Doing Business Reports for the World Bank & The IFC; 'The Real Statute of Limitation for a Divorce Appeal'; 'The Pronouncement: a vital or obsolete formality'; 'The Importance of Dominican Fast Divorces to the Dominican Republic Economy'; 'A New Divorce Law for a New Millennium'; 'Project of the Dominican Divorce Law Amendment'; 'The Truth behind the divorce publication. Project Advisory Board expert for the Greenbook for the Dominican Republic, 2003 - 2005. Dominican Republic Family Law Expert. Expert witness in Dominican Laws.

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish, French, German and Italian

Practice Areas: Adoption, Appeals, Arbitration, Child Custody/Residence/Visitation/Contact, Child Support, Cohabitation, Collaborative Law, Divorce, Enforcement: Child Custody, Enforcement: Child Support, Enforcement: Property Division, Enforcement: Spousal Support, Finance: Property Issues, Finance: Trusts, Hague Convention/Child Abduction, Mediation, Modification/Variation: Child Custody, Modification/Variation: Child Support, Modification/Variation: Property Division, Modification/Variation: Spousal Support, Parentage/Paternity, Pre-nuptial/Post-nuptial Agreements, Relocation/Removal from Jurisdiction, Same Sex Partnerships, Spousal Support/Maintenance/Alimony, Surrogacy

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