Practices

According to jurist Sílvio de Salvo Venosa, “in Civil Law, legal norms regulating the activities of individuals predominate. It deals with individual interests. Personality is studied; the position of the individual within society; the acts he performs; how the individual deals with other individuals; how you acquire and lose property; how the individual must fulfill the obligations he has contracted with another; what is the individual’s position within the family; what will be the destination of your assets after death...” See some of the activities of civil law: Ordinary and summary procedure: proposition or defense Compliance with sentence Execution of extrajudicial and judicial title Precautionary process Consignment in payment Accountability Request for bankruptcy Consultancy Writ of mandamus

Family and Succession Law is part of Civil Law, however it is treated separately as a specialty. It deals with family relationships and the disposition of assets after death. See some of the activities that family and succession law offers: Judicial and extrajudicial divorce Dissolution of stable unions Paternity investigation Action denying paternity Action for nullity or annulment of marriage Maintenance action Guardianship Guardianship Adoption Listing of assets Ordinary visitation regulation action Interdiction action Action to change custody Inventory, listing and judicial oversharing Will

Real Estate Law is one of the many subjects incorporated by Civil Law, having its own specifications and characteristics. It deals with the acquisition and loss of property and possession, such as purchase, sale, rental, incorporation, etc. See some of the activities that real estate law offers: Legal assistance in buying, selling and leasing real estate Ordinary eviction action Lease renewal action Rent review and/or arbitration action Rent assignment action Usucaption Division and demarcation Expropriation

It is a branch of law also within Civil Law, which deals with consumer relations, that is, those between suppliers (who provides products or services) and consumers (who consumes products or services as the final recipient). See some of the activities that consumer law offers: Opinion and consultancy on consumer relationship standards Action brought by the consumer, aiming to hold the supplier responsible for the product and service, for defects in the product and service, misleading or abusive advertising. Defense in legal action brought by the consumer