Sabine Meyer
Sabine Meyer is an attorney/solicitor and mediator in Hamburg. Her main area of expertise is marriage and Family Law, however her caseload also includes issues involving general civil rights. Her clients, to a large degree self-employed individuals and business people, benefit from her representation during family law disputes, throughout Germany.
The dramatic change of circumstances that separation and divorce often bring, cannot be underestimated. Sabine Meyer´s aim is to deal with each case as an individual situation, without losing sight of the statutory legal perspective. Throughout the process, from beginning to end, she supports her clients with dedication, and an empathetic approach, in order to find efficient solutions to all extra-judicial matters. She makes sure that in court proceedings, all relevant legal rights are pursued and successfully enforced, in order to enable new beginnings.
What sets Sabine Meyer apart from other family lawyers, is her further qualification as a mediator. Her focus is on reaching comprehensive, mutual agreements in as amicable a way as possible, thus avoiding long, arduous legal disputes, which are not only financially, but also psychologically a significant burden for all parties involved.
Sabine Meyer ensures her standards are kept at the highest level, through constant advanced training and further education. This enables her to always stay up to date on all current legal issues. Furthermore, she herself gives lectures, during which, she endeavors to explain the various aspects of Family Law.
- Born in Hamburg
- Studied Law at Hamburg University (Degree: State Law Exam), including studies of Psychology and Sociology. Work experience placements included the District Court, Hamburg, the State Labour Court, Hamburg and various legal firms.
- Spent a year working within the legal firm “Loundes, Drosdick, Kantor, Reed”, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.
- Several years spent working as a legal advisor
for AOK Hamburg
- Admitted as “Rechtsanwältin” to the German Bar by the Hanseatic Bar Association Hamburg in 1993
- Worked for several years as an attorney/solicitor at the legal practice “Rollenhagen, Wandschneider”, Hamburg (now known as “Taylor Wessing”, Hamburg)
- Self employed as an attorney/solicitor since 1997, undertook parallel study of cultural management at the University for Economy and Politics, Hamburg
- Made regular television appearances as a legal consultant, advising on family matters during talkshows
- Partner at HAUSWALDT | PARTNER (formerly: Hauswaldt Bollmeyer – Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater)
since 2006 - Trained as mediator at the CfM-Centre for mediation, Cologne, in 2008
- Certified as a specialist lawyer for marriage and family law since 2018
Sabine Meyer’s focal areas of legal work include:
- Marriage and Family
Pre-nuptial / marriage contracts
Divorce
Right of contact and custody
Maintenance law
Matrimonial property law
Pension rights adjustment
Separation and divorce agreements
International family law - Children
Child support / maintenance
Financial support for children of age
Paternity of legitimate and illegitimate children - Non-marital-partnerships
Cohabiting union
Same-sex partners
Drafting of contracts - Parental maintenance
- Land law
- Inheritance
- Mediation
Hanseatic Bar Association Hamburg
www.rechtsanwaltskammerhamburg.de
Hamburg Attorneys’ Association
www.hav.de
German Attorneys’ Association
anwaltverein.de
Family law commitee of the German Attorneys’ Association
familienanwaelte-dav.de
Centre for Mediation
www.centrale-fuer-mediation.de
Publicly appointed chairman of the ÖRA - Öffentliche Rechtsauskunft- und Vergleichsstelle Hamburg (Public Legal Information and Arbitration Office Hamburg)
www.hamburg.de/mediation
FC St. Pauli
www.fcstpauli.com
Tel. secretary’s office
+49 40 37 37 47 0