Since March 2025, the municipality of Solidaridad officially changed its name to Playa del Carmen. Learn what this change means for residents, businesses, and legal procedures in Quintana Roo.
Introduction In Playa del Carmen and throughout Quintana Roo, legal disputes don’t always have to end up in court. Since the reform of the State’s Alternative Justice Law in 2021, private mediation centers have emerged as a legal and efficient way to resolve family, civil, commercial, and even labor disputes.But what does private mediation really […]
In Mexico, most people do not prepare wills due to ignorance of the subject, it is said that no more than 7% of Mexicans have a will, due to erroneous beliefs, such as thinking that it is expensive to do so or because they do not have many assets to inherit.
The National Code of Civil and Family Procedures is a law that, despite being many years old since its original approach, has recently been fully approved in the Senate Chamber on April 12, 2023 and in the Chamber of Deputies on April 24, This same year, this new law seeks to unify the norms, rules, […]
Much is said in the media and social networks about the new National Registry of Alimony Debtors, also popularly called the “Sabina Law”, but there are many doubts about it that we will try to resolve on this occasion. In the first place we must clarify that it is not a new law, it is […]
Marriage is a very important step in life, but most of the time this decision is made based on emotions and feelings, downplaying legal and financial aspects, which brings with it future conflicts that can be avoided by having the necessary uncomfortable conversations to make conscious and convenient decisions for both members of the couple, […]
Many people tend to confuse parental authority and custody of minor children, which is why we dedicate this article to these two fundamental issues in raising children. Let’s start by knowing what is meant by Parental Authority: “It is the set of rights and obligations recognized by the Law to parents and grandparents in relation […]
Divorce is the legal process to end a marriage where it is dissolved before legally. In many countries, either partner can file for divorce, but this may depend on how divorce is handled in each country’s legal system. The process to obtain a divorce in Playa del Carmen, Cancun, Tulum or any town in the […]
Private mediation, like public mediation, is a voluntary, flexible and confidential procedure through which two or more people (natural or legal) seek to resolve a conflict to the satisfaction of both parties or prevent any dispute that may arise in legal terms, through a negotiation process assisted by an impartial third party, called a mediator, […]
According to article 27 of the Constitution of the Mexican Republic, no foreigner can directly acquire the ownership of land or real estate located in a perimeter less than 100 kilometers from any border or 50 kilometers from any Mexican each, however, there is a legal instrument that allows citizens Foreigners acquire properties in restricted […]