Family Law Specialist
Ruth López Morueco
Family matters are the only ones where the legal decision and the personal decision go hand in hand. That is why who accompanies you matters, how they work, and whether they will actually be there when things develop.
I am a family law and inheritance specialist. I have been handling divorce, custody, maintenance and estate cases in Torrevieja and the Vega Baja for over 20 years.
I have represented clients in significant cases of every kind. Negotiations, contested proceedings, mediations… In every one of them I have been as committed as if it were my own situation. That will not change.
My Professional Background
I graduated in Law from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and spent more than eight years litigating across Spanish courts. That period gave me something no classroom teaches: an understanding of how proceedings actually unfold in practice, what strategies the other side will use, when it is worth fighting and when it is not.
Some years later I opened my own law firm in Torrevieja under my name, López Morueco Abogados.
And to this day, it is still me who manages and handles the cases. Not an associate, not a paralegal, not "the team". Me.
Law degree and 8+ years litigating across Spanish courts
Own law firm in Torrevieja, López Morueco Abogados
Family Mediation qualification, accredited by the Ministry of Justice
Lawyer and legal representative for families in Torrevieja
Qualifications and Professional Membership
Law degree, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Bar Member nº 1595, Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Orihuela
Previous bar membership in Madrid, nº 78.344
Family Mediation qualification, accredited by the Ministry of Justice
Member of the Spanish Association of Family Lawyers (AEAFA)
Media appearences
Some of the cases I have resolved
Joint custody following nearly ten years of reconciliation
A court ruling and a family life that went their separate ways.
La pareja se había divorciado y la sentencia atribuía a la madre la custodia exclusiva de su hija y el uso de la vivienda familiar. Sin embargo, pocos meses después decidieron darse otra oportunidad.
Legal measures
The child decided on his future
The parents held very different views on their son’s future. They were unable to agree on where he should live or on how his custody arrangements should be organised.
Children’s rights
Posts written by Ruth
Divorcing in Spain as a British resident
A British national may be able to divorce in Spain, but nationality alone does not settle the question. Where each spouse lives, where the family is based and whether proceedings have already been started elsewhere all matter. Children, maintenance and property may...
Can I take my child from Spain to the UK after separation?
Being the child's main carer does not, on its own, allow you to move them permanently from Spain to the United Kingdom. A change in the child's habitual residence usually needs the other parent's consent or authorisation from the Spanish court. Acting first and asking...
The child decided on his future
The parents held very different views on their son’s future. They were unable to agree on where he should live or on how his custody arrangements should be organised. Both had their reasons and put forward their arguments during the proceedings. However, whilst the...