FAMILY LAW FOR MEN · SPD ADVOCACIA
Are you being kept away from your children? You do not have to accept it
A father is a father: married, separated or never together. Shared custody is the rule under Brazilian law, time with your children is your right and theirs, and every frustrated visit, every withheld piece of information and every accusation used as a weapon has a legal answer. Family law practice, in person and online, that knows the reality men face in these cases.
What are you facing?
Tap your situation to start:
Real custody and time with your children
Child support at a fair amount: setting, reviewing or ending it
A correct division in the divorce, without giving up what is yours
Confidential first contact with no commitment
Situations we hear every week
"I only see my children when she allows it."
"I pay child support on time, but I know nothing about school or the doctor."
"My income dropped and the child support became impossible to pay."
"Visits are always cancelled at the last minute."
"I was accused of something I did not do in the middle of the separation."
"My son is already an adult and child support is still being deducted."
If you identified with two or more, your case deserves a review. Each of these situations has an answer in the law.
FAMILY LAW FOR MEN
What we resolve for you
Defending men's rights in family proceedings is not attacking anyone: it is making sure the law, which is the same for everyone, is fully applied, especially when children are involved.
Your children
Shared custody, which is the legal rule
Balanced parenting time, with overnights and a real routine
The right to follow your child's life and request information
Moving to another city and children's travel
Parental alienation: evidence and measures under Law 12.318
Child support
Amount set according to your reality
Review when income falls or expenses change
End of child support: adult and independent child, former spouse
Defense in child support enforcement, with regularization
Divorce and assets
Divorce with or without agreement, with a strategy
Correct division: what is included and what is not
Business, prior assets and inheritances protected according to the property regime
Disputes over whether a common-law union existed
Defense and paternity
Defense against accusations within the family
Protective orders: defense and requests to review or cancel them when unfounded
Accountability for proven false accusations
DNA test: acknowledging or contesting paternity
Paternal grandparents' visitation rights
A cool strategy for a heated moment
Family cases are won with calm, evidence and the right measure at the right time, not with impulsive reactions.
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You describe the situation
We define the strategy
You decide with confidence
On WhatsApp, with full confidentiality and no judgment. We listen to the whole context: children, routine, income and what has already happened in the case, if there is one.
We show what the law guarantees in your case, what to prioritize and what to avoid, including the mistakes that hurt men most in these cases.
We present the options, settlement or lawsuit, and a written fee proposal. The decision is always yours, and you follow every step.
Parental alienation, protective orders and untrue accusations
A growing share of our cases involves fathers kept away from their children by sabotage of parenting time or by accusations used as a weapon in the dispute. Real domestic violence is serious and must be punished; precisely for that reason, fabricated accusations are also serious, and the law offers tools against both.
Signs of alienation
Disparaging the father in front of the child, hindering contact and visits, withholding information from school and the doctor, and filing unfounded complaints to disrupt parenting time are among the behaviors the law itself lists as parental alienation. Recognizing and documenting it early makes all the difference.
What the judge can do
Once alienation is established, the law allows escalating measures: a warning, more parenting time for the alienated father, a fine, psychological follow-up and even a change of custody in the most serious cases. The path starts with organized evidence: messages, witnesses, school records.
Protective order against you
Comply fully from the first minute, even if you disagree: violating it is a crime and destroys your position in the case. While you comply, the defense works: it presents your version, asks to review or cancel the order when the facts do not hold up, and seeks accountability for whoever demonstrably fabricated the accusation.
The five mistakes that cost men the most
Many cases that arrive in a difficult state became difficult because of mistakes made before seeking guidance. Avoid these:
1. Stopping child support payments on your own
The amount applies until the judge decides otherwise. Arrears lead to enforcement and can lead to arrest. The way forward is to ask the judge for a review, quickly.
2. Breaking a protective order "to talk"
Any contact violates the order and is a crime, even with good intentions. Strict compliance is what sustains your defense.
3. Venting your anger by message
Every heated audio and text becomes evidence against you. Write as if the judge were going to read it, because they probably will.
4. Accepting any agreement "to get it over with"
Fortnightly parenting time and unrealistic child support signed on impulse take years to reverse. A good agreement is built with guidance.
5. Exposing the conflict on social media
Posts and hints become evidence, worsen the fight and can hurt you on custody. The court case is the place for the dispute, not the feed.
Sidnei Pedro Dias
Founding attorney · Master's candidate in Law
OAB/GO 48.603 · OAB/DF 68.207 · OAB/SP 501.693
Those who serve men every day know what works
The firm is led by attorney Sidnei Pedro Dias, with more than ten years of practice. In family law, most of our clients are men: fathers seeking real parenting time, fair child support and a calm defense when accused. This concentrated experience shows what courts value and which mistakes cost the most.
With fully digital service, SPD Advocacia works throughout Brazil and abroad. The team follows each stage, from the first conversation to the judgment.
Sidnei Pedro Dias Sociedade Individual de Advocacia · registered with OAB/GO under no. 3.123
Cases we handle every day
General examples. Every family has its own story, and every case needs its own review.
A father reduced to a visitor
Seeing your children every other weekend is not the standard the law sets: shared custody is the rule, and parenting time should be balanced with the child's real routine, including overnights and participation in decisions.
Income dropped, child support did not
Lost your job or saw your income plummet? The way forward is to request a court review immediately, never simply to stop paying: the amount set remains due until a decision says otherwise, and arrears can lead to arrest.
Child support with no end in sight
A child who has graduated, works and is independent, or a former spouse fully able to support themselves: child support is not forever, and ending the obligation can be requested when the need no longer exists, assessed case by case.
Sabotaged parenting time
Visits cancelled at the last minute, a child who is "sick" every Friday, a phone that is never answered: documenting each episode at the time, without arguing, builds the evidence that supports court measures against alienation.
Frequently asked questions
Is shared custody automatic?
It has been the legal rule since 2014: the judge must apply it even without agreement between the parents, except in exceptional situations. What is discussed case by case is the parenting time schedule, which should reflect the child's real routine and each parent's actual participation.
I lost my job. Can I reduce child support on my own?
No, and this is the most expensive mistake there is: the amount set applies until the judge decides otherwise, and arrears can lead to enforcement and even arrest. The right path is to request a court review immediately, proving the change in your situation, and to keep paying what you can in the meantime.
Is support for an ex-wife forever?
As a rule, no. Courts treat support between former spouses as an exception and, in most cases, as temporary, for the time needed for the person to return to the job market. Each situation is assessed on its circumstances.
How do you prove parental alienation?
With patient and organized records: messages and audio in which parenting time is obstructed, frustrated visits documented at the time, school and medical communications withheld from you, and witnesses. In the case, the assessment by a psychologist and a social worker is often decisive.
I was unfairly accused. What do I do first?
Stay calm, strictly comply with any existing court order, do not contact the other party to "explain yourself" and see a lawyer immediately. Evidence is preserved in the first hours, and the right response happens within the case, never outside it.
Does the conversation stay between us?
Completely. Everything you report is protected by attorney-client confidentiality, even if you decide not to hire us, and no one will be contacted or told about your consultation.
Your children cannot wait for you to discover your rights
Describe your situation on WhatsApp, confidentially and without judgment. The team replies with initial guidance and the possible paths.
If you prefer, write to dias@spd.adv.br
Informational content, in accordance with OAB rules (Provision 205/2021). Each case needs its own review, and we do not promise results. Sidnei Pedro Dias Sociedade Individual de Advocacia · OAB/GO 3.123 · CNPJ 32.614.440/0001-25