Family law matters are among the most emotionally difficult situations a person can face. When your children, home and family relationships are involved, you need more than a lawyer — you need someone you can trust to give you honest, clear advice and steady support. We approach every family case with full discretion, empathy and determination to protect you and your children's best interests. Where possible, we pursue negotiated solutions. Where that is not an option, we represent you firmly before the court.
What we handle
- Divorce: Initiating and managing proceedings for both agreed divorce (consent order) and contested divorce by claim.
- Parental responsibility and custody: Representing clients in proceedings for sole or joint custody, and arranging contact arrangements with the child.
- Child and spousal maintenance: Establishing maintenance obligations, and varying existing maintenance orders where circumstances have changed.
- Division of matrimonial property: Proceedings to determine each party's share and divide property acquired during the marriage or cohabitation, and protection of separately owned assets.
- Rights of cohabiting partners: Legal protection and regulation of financial and personal relations between unmarried partners.
- Paternity and maternity proceedings: Court proceedings to establish or contest paternity or maternity, including DNA testing.
- Domestic violence protection orders: Emergency proceedings for protective measures — removal of the abuser from the home, no-contact and non-molestation orders.
How we work
- Initial consultation and objective assessment: We listen to your situation in a safe, confidential setting and give you a clear, honest legal assessment — with your children's best interests always at the forefront.
- Attempted settlement and preparation of documents: We always explore the possibility of an agreed outcome first (especially in divorce cases). If agreement is reached, we draft the consent order carefully. If not, we move immediately to preparing the claim and gathering evidence.
- Court and social services representation: We represent you at all hearings and in proceedings before the competent Centre for Social Work. We guide you through every step and protect you from unnecessary confrontation with the other party.
Important: In family disputes, emotions can lead to hasty decisions with lasting consequences. Never sign any agreement, notarial statement or settlement proposed by the other party without your lawyer reviewing it first. Varying a court order on custody, maintenance or property division after the fact is extremely difficult, expensive and time-consuming.
Common questions
Looking for a family law lawyer in Novi Sad?
Igor Pavićević handles divorce, custody, maintenance and property division in Novi Sad — with care and full discretion.