FAMILISTA
Protecting Families, Preserving Rights
Egyptian family law for families, their children, and the businesses they own
Who We Are?
A firm built around the family, not the file
Familista is a specialised Egyptian family law firm. We advise families on the matters that decide how they live and what they pass on marriage and separation, the guardianship of children, succession and inheritance, and the ownership of the family business.
Our lawyers work fluently across Egypt’s civil code and Shariah law, so the advice you receive is sound in both systems and holds up in practice. Every matter is handled privately, by the same senior hand, from the first conversation to the final settlement.
Familista is the family-law practice of Elaithy Lawyers.
Civil & Shariah
Advice grounded in both legal systems, not one drafted to survive scrutiny in either.
Egypt & the GCC
Cross-border family matters run end to end, including recognition of foreign judgments.
Arabic & English
Counsel in the language you think in, in the room and on the page.
Absolute discretion
Sensitive matters kept contained. A small senior team, and no file passed around.
VISION
We empower every family across generations to protect their rights, their business, and their future, not as cases in a legal system, but as people building a stronger life together
PURPOSE
A family’s true strength isn’t measured by wealth or law alone, it’s knowing their rights, relationships, business, and future generations are all in good hands. We exist to make that possible: empowering families to live, grow, and thrive together, with confidence, not just avoid conflict.
MISSION
We equip families with integrated legal counsel preventive, protective, and rights-driven that secures business continuity, financial security, and children’s futures at every stage of life.
Because legal expertise should do more than resolve disputes; it should empower families to thrive, together, on their own terms.
OUR VALUES
Trust
Every matter is handled in strict confidence, by a named senior lawyer who stays with the file from start to finish.
Fairness
We pursue resolutions that hold outcomes both sides can live with, rather than wins that unravel a year later.
Integrity
The highest ethical and legal standards, including telling a client plainly when litigation is the wrong move.
What we do?
Six areas of practice. One family, one team, one view of the whole picture.
Marriage & Matrimonial Property
Marriage contracts, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, and separation settlements structured to protect personal and business assets.
Custody & Guardianship
Custody, visitation and the legal guardianship of minors including guardianship over a minor’s shareholdings and inherited assets.
Succession & Inheritance
Shariah-compliant wills, estate settlement and probate litigation, with the family business treated as a going concern.
Cross-Border Family Matters
Matters spanning Egypt and the GCC: recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments, and international child custody.
Residency & Citizenship
Residency for non-Egyptian family members, and guidance through the route to Egyptian citizenship.
Mediation & Holistic Support
Confidential out-of-court mediation, with access to a vetted network of counsellors and family coaches.
The Family Business
When the shareholders share a surnamer
The hardest moments for a family business are rarely commercial. They are personal: a separation, a death, a disagreement between siblings. We plan for those moments before they arrive, and steady the business when they do.
Continuity
Keeping the company trading through a separation, a death, or a dispute between shareholders who share a surname.
Succession
Wills and ownership structures that move the business to the next generation without fracturing either the company or the family.
Asset protection
Marital agreements and asset segregation drafted before they are needed, not negotiated under pressure afterwards.
Governance
Clear rules on who decides what, so family disagreements stay out of the company’s day-to-day operations.
Why families choose us
1. Specialised
focus Egyptian family law, exclusively. Not a general practice with a family desk attached to it.
2. Cultural fluency
Advice that respects Egypt’s traditions and social realities, not only its statutes, because a settlement that ignores them does not survive contact with the family.
3. Absolute confidentiality
Sensitive matters handled with strict discretion by a small senior team, with controlled access to every file.
4. Digital access
A secure client portal to follow your matter in real time, and an AI assistant for first questions outside office hours.
5. Bilingual counsel
Clear communication in Arabic and English in correspondence, in negotiation, and in court.
How a matter moves
A defined path, agreed before any work begins so you always know where the matter stands and what it will cost.
1
Consultation
A confidential first conversation. Nothing is filed until you decide to proceed.
2
Assessment
Your rights, exposures and realistic outcomes under both legal systems in writing.
3
Strategy
Objectives, timeline and fee basis agreed with you before the work
begins.
4
Resolution
Negotiation and mediation first; litigation when the matter genuinely demands it
5
Aftercare
Enforcement, registration and
periodic review that keeps a settlement holding.
Every engagement begins with a written scope, an agreed timeline, and a fee basis set before any work starts.
Contact Us
Let’s discuss how we can help your family
CAIRO HEADQUARTERS7/2 Extension El-Nasr Street
New Maadi, Cairo 11435
Egypt
TELEPHONE+20 101 148 0004
02 2754 4275
02 2520 0815
ONLINEhello@familista.com
familista.com
@familista
WORKING HOURSSunday – Thursday
09:00 – 18:00
Consultations by appointment
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