Family & Personal Law
The firm conducts matrimonial, succession, inheritance, guardianship, and domestic-relations proceedings before High Courts and Family Courts, with discretion and respect for the personal nature of these matters.
Family and personal law engagements demand a particular sensitivity. Lexacto & Co. acts in matrimonial, succession, and guardianship matters with the discretion and considered counsel that such proceedings deserve. The firm advises on the structuring of family arrangements, the drafting of wills and trusts, and the conduct of disputes that arise within families and across generations.
The practice extends to high-value matrimonial litigation and to succession disputes involving substantial estates and family-owned businesses. Senior counsel personally lead these engagements, recognising that personal matters require careful attention and continuity, and that the manner of engagement is as important as the result obtained.
Scope of Services
- Matrimonial proceedings — divorce, judicial separation, and annulment
- Maintenance, alimony, and matrimonial property disputes
- Custody, guardianship, and visitation matters
- Domestic violence proceedings under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
- Succession, probate, and letters of administration
- Drafting of wills, codicils, and family settlements
- Inheritance disputes and partition of family property
- Trust and estate planning for family wealth
- Adoption proceedings and inter-country adoption advisory
Forums & Authorities
The firm appears before forums having jurisdiction over family, matrimonial, and succession matters.
- Supreme Court of India in special leave petitions
- High Courts in matrimonial appeals and writ proceedings
- District Courts in succession and probate proceedings
- Family Courts established under the Family Courts Act, 1984
- Magistrates' Courts in domestic violence proceedings
- Mediation and conciliation centres attached to courts
Sectors Served
The practice serves a private clientele whose family and personal affairs require the protection of professional counsel.
- High-net-worth individuals and family offices
- Promoter families of closely-held companies
- Resident and non-resident Indians in cross-border family matters
- Beneficiaries and executors of estates
- Parties seeking guardianship or adoption arrangements
- Individuals in domestic relationships requiring legal protection
Why Engage Lexacto & Co.
Clients engage the firm in family and personal matters because of its reputation for discretion, the personal involvement of senior counsel, and a measured approach that prizes resolution where it is achievable and rigorous representation where contest is unavoidable. The firm respects the dignity of the client and the privacy of the matter at every stage.
Where family matters intersect with succession, business holdings, or cross-border wealth, the firm's corporate and regulatory practice groups contribute their expertise — ensuring that personal law engagements receive the integrated attention they often require.