MARIA TERESA SALLATO

Attorney at Law

Member of the Florida Bar
Board Certified in Marital and
Family Law

Certified Family Mediator

 Maria Teresa Sallato

 

During the last seventeen years, Maria Teresa Sallato, has dedicated her practice to complex family law cases and  international child abductions cases under the Hague Convention.  Of particular importance to her practice is her ability to negotiate a settlement in order to minimize litigation costs as an experienced Florida Supreme Court certified family mediator.  However, when  a matter remains unresolved, Ms. Sallato has the litigation experience to effectively present the client’s arguments and evidence to the court.

With her experience and working from a small firm, she is able to offer each client personal attention throughout each phase of the legal process. She treats every client with integrity and respect for their individual needs, goals and objectives.

The firm has been located in the South Miami area near Dadeland Mall during the last seventeen years.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Born in 1954 in the country of Colombia
Resident of the State of Florida since 1974
Admitted to the Florida Bar in 1991

EDUCATION:
University of Miami (Bachelor in Business Administration - 1980)
Juris Doctor from the University of St. Thomas in 1991- Cum Laude
Certified Family Law Mediator - 1996
Trained in Collaboratibe Law

LANGUAGES:
 English and Spanish.

PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC AFFILIATIONS:
The Florida Bar
Family Law Section
Collaborative Family Lawyers Institute
Certified by the Florida Supreme Court as a Family Law Mediator
Treasurer for the Colombian American Bar Association

 

 

 

HAGUE CONVENTION

The convention stems from the response of 62 sovereign nations to the global problem of international child abduction.  The overriding objective is to spare children the detrimental emotional effects associated with transnational parental kidnaping.

The Hague Convention was enacted to protect children internationally from the harmful effects of their wrongful removal or retention and to establish procedures to ensure their prompt return to the country of their habitual residence.  The Convention intends to restore the pre-abduction status quo and deter parents from crossing borders in search of a more sympathetic court for custody hearings.  To secure the prompt return of children wrongfully removed to or retained in any Contracting State.

The Convention is premised upon the notion that the child should be promptly restored to his or her country of habitual residence so that a court there can examine the merits of the custody dispute and award custody in the child’s best interest.

 
  • Complex Matrimonial Matters
  • Custody, Visitation and Support
  • Dissolution of Marriage
  • Post-dissolution of Marriage Matters
  • Domestic Violence
  • Interstate and International Child Abduction
  • Parental Kidnapping under the Hague Convention
  • Enforcement and Modification Proceedings
  • Adoption 
  • Paternity
  • Prenuptial Agreements
  • Certified Family Law Mediator
  • Collaborative Law
  • Probate Matters

 
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