Your foreign judgment, with legal effect in Portugal — without leaving home.
Divorces, estates, adoptions and other decisions issued abroad require judicial review to take effect in Portugal. I handle the entire process remotely, with transparency at every step.
For those who live across two countries.
You divorced, inherited, adopted or built a family outside Portugal — and now you need that decision to count here. That is exactly, and only, what this firm does.
“A foreign judgment does not produce automatic effects in Portugal. It requires judicial review and confirmation — and that is the path I make simple, clear and remote.”
What I recognize in Portugal
Divorce abroad
Divorces decreed abroad that need civil effect and registration in Portugal.
Estate & inheritance
Inventories and estates decided abroad, with assets or status to regularize in PT.
International adoption
Adoption judgments issued abroad, to produce legal effects in Portugal.
Custody & parental rights
Decisions on children and parental responsibilities to be confirmed in Portuguese territory.
Civil partnership
Recognition of partnerships and civil statuses established abroad.
Other civil judgments
Other foreign decisions that require review to take effect in Portugal.
Four steps, from start to registration
No travel required. You send the documents; I conduct the process before the competent court.
Case analysis
I assess viability and tell you, frankly, whether you do — or do not — need an action.
Review action
I file the review and confirmation action before the competent Court of Appeal.
Follow-up
I conduct the process and keep you informed at every step, without jargon.
Effect in Portugal
Once confirmed, the judgment is registered and produces legal effects in PT.
Most legal insecurity comes from a lack of clarity. Here, transparency is the method: you know what will be done, what it costs and what to expect — and if your case does not require an action, you hear that first. Trust is not promised; it is demonstrated.
Wherever you are
Portuguese-speakers in the diaspora
Portuguese citizens living in the US, UK, Switzerland or Germany, who settled life abroad and need it to count in Portugal.
Estates & assets
Those with an estate or inheritance decided abroad and assets or civil status to regularize in PT.
International families
Couples and families with adoption, custody or partnership formed abroad, to be confirmed with discretion and care.
Corresponding lawyers
Colleagues abroad who need a correspondent in Portugal for confirmation. Technical, recurring partnership.
Dra. Nina Dourado
A lawyer trained in Portugal and Brazil, dedicated to the recognition and review of foreign judgments. I know both sides of the border — the system that issued your decision and the one that must confirm it.
I work remotely, directly and transparently: you speak with me, not with a counter. Each case is handled with the clarity of someone who explains, not someone who complicates.
Talk to Dra. NinaLet's assess your case.
Tell me the essentials: which judgment you hold and in which country it was issued. I reply with the next steps — and with candor about what is (or isn't) necessary.