José E. Santiago is an attorney whose legal practice concentrates on Family Law (Divorce, Custody or Visitation Rights), Probate (Declaration of Heirs) and Inheritances. Attorney Santiago also has ample experience on Jurisdictional issues arising between States.
In 2018 he wrote and offers regularly a legal education course on Interstate Conflicts in Custody Cases between States. The course has been offered at the Annual Convention of the Puerto Rican Bar Association since then, also been a regular course offered by that institution.
José has been assisting his clients since 2013 with jurisdictional issues regarding the interstate removal of children, Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act claims, validating and executing custody or divorce decrees from any State of the United States, and managing jurisdictional issues when more than one State claims jurisdiction. He also manages an ample clientele regarding inheritances issues such as declaration of heirs or inheritance division via the courts.
On March 14, 2023 Attorney Santiago won a Supreme Court Case cementing the Full Faith and Credit Doctrine when dealing with a Custody Decree from another State. For more details see attached link:
https://dts.poderjudicial.pr/ts/2023/2023tspr27.pdf
- University of Puerto Rico Law School
- J.D. (2012) | Law
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- Attorney
- JSC Law LLC
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- Jurisdicción Interestatal en Casos de Familia
- Convención Colegio de Abogados
- Basic Guidelines for Interstate Custody Jurisdiction in Puerto Rico
- Avvo Legal Guide
- Interstate Family Law: Custody and Divorce, Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico
- Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico
- Interstate Jurisdiction In Family Law Cases, UMET Bayamon
- Interstate Jurisdiction: Custody, Hotel Caribe Hilton
- Custody, Removal of Children, and Interstate Jurisdiction, Intercontenintal Hotel
- Good Rating
- Avvo
- Puerto Rican Bar Association
- Member
- Current
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- Puerto Rico
- Colegio de Abogados y Abogadas de Puerto Rico
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- Free Consultation
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Estate Planning
- Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements
- Divorce
- Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Declaration of Heirs
- English: Spoken, Written
- Spanish: Spoken, Written