Astrid Kaufhold
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Family Law
Certified Mediator BAfM, BM, Supervisor
Vita
- Born in 1964
- Legal studies at Bielefeld University from 1983 to 1990
- Legal clerkship ("Refrendariat") in Toronto/Canada and other locations
- 1990: Bar admission
- 1997: Admission as Certified Specialized Attorney in Family Law
- 2006: Mediation training at DAA (German Attorney Academy)
- 2007 - 2009: Mediation training at BAFM (Federal Working Group on Family Mediation)
- 2009: Continuing education as systemic consultant
- 2011 - 2012: Training in mediation-supporting supervision at the University of Heidelberg
Memberships
- Anwaltsverein
Kompetenzen
Family law
German and international family law
- Divorce, consequences of a divorce and agreements on the consequences of a divorce
- Separation, consequences of a separation and separation agreements
- Agreements between spouses and partners
- Distribution of assets in case of divorce or separation
- Claims for the distribution of accrued gains and for retirement benefits
- Claims to maintenance
- Matters pertaining to minors, inter alia custody and visitation rights
- Compulsory partition of real estate by public auction, in particular of family homes
- Private international law, international family matters
- International proceedings
- Guardian ad litem, curatorship and custodianship
Mediation and arbitration
Mediation
- Activity as mediator / business mediator, also as co-mediator with other non-attorney mediators
- Consulting and support during mediation proceedings
- Preparation of mediation agreements and mediation clauses
- Consulting during the preparation and review of mediation agreements prepared in the cause of mediation
- Notarial certification of agreements made during mediation
- Business mediation (e.g. succession plan in family-run businesses, internal conflicts, conflicts during contract negotiations and contract performance, disputes between enterprises, disputes regarding employment relationships)
- Mediation in spousal and family matters, in separation and divorce proceedings
- Probate mediation, regulation of succession
- Mediation in disputes between tenants and landlords or between neighbors