Welcome to the BETA version
of the European e-Justice Portal

Legal information regarding family matters for cross-border issues in the EU

• Inheritance
• Divorce and legal separation
• Property in marriage & civil partnerships
• Parental responsibility - child custody and contact rights
• Moving/settling abroad with children
• Parental child abduction
• Family maintenance

Information on legislation, procedures, fees and forms regarding financial issues

• European payment order
• Court fees concerning European Payment Order procedure
• Small claims
• Court fees concerning Small Claims procedure
• Insolvency/backruptcy
• Securing assets during a claim in EU countries

Find information on the legal procedures in civil and criminal cases

• Civil cases
• Criminal cases
• Judicial auctions
• Videoconferencing

Detailed information on the process of taking legal action in the EU

• Mediation
• Legal aid
• Where and how
• Legal systems - EU and national
• European Judicial Atlas in civil matters
• Online forms

Various information pages pertaining to EU citizens' rights

• Defendants (criminal proceedings)
• Victims of crime
• Fundamental rights
• Where to turn for help?
• Access to justice in environmental matters

Applicable legislation to EU citizens and case law judgements

• EU law
• National legislation
• International law
• Publication of official announcements
• Glossaries and translations
• EU case law
• European Case Law Identifier (ECLI)
• European Case Law Identifier (ECLI) search engine
• National case law
• International case law

Information on business, land and insolvency registers at EU and national level

• Business registers – search for a company in the EU
• Business registers in EU countries
• Land registers - EU level
• Land registers in EU countries
• Bankruptcy and insolvency registers
• Bankruptcy & insolvency registers - search for insolvent firms in the EU

Tools for finding legal professionals in EU countries

• Types of legal professions
• Lawyers
• Notaries
• Legal translators/interpreters
• Mediators
• Forensic experts

Judicial training & professional networks

• Training of legal practitioners
• European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters
• European Judicial Network in criminal matters
• Eurojust
• European Law Institute