Family Law · Taipei, Taiwan

Family Cases Affect More Than the Outcome of a Lawsuit.

Divorce, child custody, visitation, and cross-border family disputes can affect your children, finances, living arrangements, and future for years to come. We help international clients understand their legal position and make careful decisions at every stage.

English-speaking family lawyer Cross-border family matters Divorce · Custody · Visitation
Linda Yeh, English speaking family lawyer in Taipei Taiwan
Linda Yeh Attorney at Law · Taipei
LL.M., National Taiwan University
NTU LL.M. National Taiwan University · Taiwan's leading university
100+ Litigation matters handled across multiple practice areas
Cross-Border International marriages and foreign-client family matters
English Direct communication with your Taiwan attorney
Family Law in Taiwan

The legal case may end. The family relationship often does not.

Family disputes are different from ordinary litigation. A divorce judgment may end a marriage, but questions involving children, parenting schedules, child support, property, communication, and future decision-making may continue long after the court proceeding is over.

For that reason, a strong family law strategy should not focus only on obtaining a favorable order today.

It should also consider what that order will mean six months, two years, or five years from now.

We are not only asking: “How do we win this dispute?”

We are also asking: “What arrangement best protects your rights, your children, and your ability to move forward?”
Our Approach

Family law requires legal strategy without losing sight of real life.

The strongest legal strategy is one that considers the court case and the life that continues after it.

01

Understand Your Legal Position

Before making major decisions, we identify your legal rights, obligations, available claims, evidence, and procedural options.

02

Protect the Child's Long-Term Interests

Where children are involved, strategy must account for stability, caregiving arrangements, parental cooperation, and the child's relationship with both parents.

03

Think Beyond the Hearing

We consider whether the proposed arrangement can actually function after mediation, settlement, or judgment—not simply whether it sounds favorable on paper.

We are not only handling a lawsuit.
We are helping a family determine what comes next.
Child Custody & Parenting Time

The court is not deciding which parent is the “winner.”

In custody and visitation disputes, the central question is what arrangement serves the best interests of the child.

When Children Are Involved

Custody cases are built through facts, behavior, and evidence.

It is usually not enough to argue that one parent is more loving, more responsible, or more deserving.

The court considers the child's actual life: who has been caring for the child, the child's relationship with each parent, stability of the proposed living arrangement, each parent's caregiving ability, and whether each parent is willing to support the child's relationship with the other parent.

Current caregiving arrangements
Stability of the child's living environment
Relationship between the child and each parent
Each parent's ability to cooperate and facilitate contact
The child's wishes, where age and maturity make them relevant
Family Law Services

How We Can Assist

We assist local and international clients with family disputes, agreements, mediation, court proceedings, and cross-border matters.

01

Divorce

Divorce agreements, negotiation, court mediation, judicial divorce proceedings, and strategy concerning the legal and practical consequences of separation.

02

Child Custody

Disputes concerning parental rights and responsibilities, primary caregiving arrangements, changes to custody, and the best interests of minor children.

03

Visitation & Parenting Time

Establishing, modifying, enforcing, or responding to disputes involving parenting schedules, visitation denial, and obstruction of parent-child contact.

04

Child Support

Child support claims, modification of support, allocation of child-related expenses, and recovery of expenses previously advanced by one parent.

05

Division of Marital Property

Identification of marital assets and liabilities, applicable matrimonial property regimes, property exclusions, and claims involving remaining marital property.

06

Protection Orders

Legal assistance involving domestic violence, harassment, threats, protection-order proceedings, preparation of evidence, and court representation.

07

Guardianship Matters

Guardianship declarations, assistance declarations, appointment of guardians, and related family non-contentious proceedings.

08

Parent Support Obligations

Applications to reduce or exempt an adult child's obligation to support a parent where statutory requirements and serious circumstances are present.

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Cross-Border Family Matters

International marriages, foreign spouses, overseas parties, cross-border divorce, international family arrangements, and related matters involving Taiwan law.

International Families

Cross-border family disputes add another layer of complexity.

When one spouse is foreign, one parent lives overseas, the child has connections to multiple countries, or documents were issued outside Taiwan, the practical issues can become much more complicated.

International clients may also be unfamiliar with Taiwan's mediation system, family investigators, court procedures, documentary requirements, or the way custody and visitation evidence is evaluated.

We provide legal advice directly in English and help clients understand both the Taiwan legal procedure and the practical implications of each available option.

International Marriages

Legal issues involving Taiwanese and foreign spouses, different nationalities, and overseas residence.

Overseas Clients

Initial consultations and document review may be conducted remotely when the client is outside Taiwan.

Foreign Documents

Assistance in identifying whether overseas documents, translations, notarization, or authentication may be needed.

Cross-Border Parenting

Custody, visitation, travel, residence, and parenting arrangements may require additional consideration when parents live in different countries.

Direct English Communication

Discuss evidence, court developments, legal strategy, and settlement options directly with your attorney in English.

Our Process

Start by understanding the situation before deciding how aggressively to proceed.

Not every family dispute should immediately become litigation. We first identify the legal position, evidence, urgency, and long-term objectives before discussing the appropriate next step.

01

Understand the Situation

Marriage, children, living arrangements, communication history, finances, existing agreements, and current court proceedings.

02

Review the Evidence

Messages, recordings, financial records, parenting history, school information, court documents, and other relevant materials.

03

Define the Objective

Divorce, custody arrangement, parenting time, financial support, property division, protection, or another practical result.

04

Choose the Strategy

Negotiation, agreement drafting, mediation, litigation, enforcement, or another procedure depending on the circumstances.

Why Work With Us

Family law requires both strategy and restraint.

We Think Beyond the Immediate Conflict

A strategy that produces a short-term advantage may create years of future conflict. We consider the long-term practical consequences of each major decision.

We Build Cases Around Evidence

Custody and family disputes are not won by accusations alone. We help organize concrete facts and evidence that allow the court to understand what is actually happening.

We Understand International Clients

Foreign spouses and overseas parents may face language, distance, immigration, documentation, and procedural challenges that require additional planning.

Attorney Linda Yeh, family lawyer in Taipei Taiwan
Your Attorney

Linda Yeh

Attorney at Law · Taipei, Taiwan

Linda Yeh represents local and international clients in divorce, child custody, visitation, child support, protection-order proceedings, marital property disputes, and cross-border family matters.

Her approach combines careful legal analysis with practical planning, particularly where family disputes involve children, continuing relationships, international elements, or high levels of conflict.

LL.M. · National Taiwan University Taiwan's leading university
100+ Litigation Matters Broad courtroom and dispute-resolution experience
Cross-Border Matters Experience assisting foreign and international clients
English Legal Services Direct communication throughout the case
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Common Questions

Family Law in Taiwan

My spouse refuses to agree to a divorce. Can I still get divorced in Taiwan?
Potentially, yes. A spouse may seek a judicial divorce even if the other spouse does not consent. Whether the court grants the divorce will depend on whether the statutory requirements are satisfied and whether the available evidence supports the claim.
Does the mother automatically receive custody after divorce?
No. Taiwan courts do not award custody simply based on whether a parent is the mother or father. The primary consideration is the best interests of the child, including caregiving history, stability, the child's relationship with each parent, each parent's caregiving ability, and other relevant factors.
What can I do if the other parent refuses to let me see my child?
If a legally enforceable parenting arrangement already exists, procedures may be available to address non-compliance. If no formal arrangement exists, it may also be possible to ask the family court to establish an appropriate visitation or parenting-time arrangement.
Can an existing visitation arrangement be changed?
Yes. Parenting arrangements are not necessarily permanent. If the child's needs, family circumstances, living arrangements, or other relevant conditions materially change, the court may consider whether modification would better serve the child's best interests.
Can my child decide which parent to live with?
The child's wishes may be considered depending on age and maturity, but the child's preference is not automatically decisive. It is one factor among the broader circumstances considered when determining the child's best interests.
Can I ask the other parent to pay child support?
As a general rule, both parents have an obligation to support their minor children. The appropriate allocation and amount will depend on the child's needs, each parent's financial ability, and other relevant circumstances.
Am I automatically entitled to half of my spouse's property?
No. Marital property division does not mean simply adding together everything owned by both spouses and dividing it in half. The applicable matrimonial property regime, relevant assets, liabilities, statutory exclusions, and calculation of each spouse's remaining marital property must first be examined.
Do Taiwan family cases usually go through mediation?
Certain family matters are subject to mediation procedures, and settlement may remain possible even after formal court proceedings begin. Whether a negotiated resolution is advisable depends on the issues involved and the client's objectives.
Can I hire a Taiwan family lawyer if I live overseas?
Yes. International clients may begin with an online legal consultation and provide documents electronically. Whether personal attendance in Taiwan will later be required depends on the nature and procedural stage of the case.
Family Law Consultation

Before making a decision that may affect your family for years, understand your options.

Tell us what is happening, what arrangements currently exist, and what outcome you hope to achieve. We can help you understand your legal position, available evidence, risks, and possible next steps before deciding whether negotiation, mediation, or court proceedings are appropriate.

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