Yumiko Kobayashi is an English-speaking attorney based in Osaka and specializing in domestic relation cases (divorce, child custody/support, visitation, and property division).

Areas of Expertise

• International Divorce
• International Inheritance
• Hague Convention on International Child Abduction
• Labor and criminal case consultations for foreign nationals residing in Japan
• International divorce, child-related issues
• Inheritance of property abroad, foreign heirs
• Labor issues and criminal cases involving foreigners
• Support and consultation for minority rights

Examples of Cases Handled

• I want to divorce my foreign partner. I want to claim child support.
• My partner has taken my children abroad.
• I cannot see my children who are in Japan or abroad.
• I want to inherit the property of a deceased person who lived abroad.
• I want to negotiate with my employer.
• I am being interrogated by the police and want to consult with a lawyer in English.

Main Cases Handled

• International divorce, child-related issues
• Inheritance of property abroad, foreign heirs
• Labor issues and criminal cases involving foreigners
• Support and consultation for minority rights