J.D. (1989), L.L.M. in Law (1995) and Ph.D. in Law (2004), degrees earned through the University of Lisbon School of Law (Portugal), where he teaches since 1989. Associate Professor (since 2008) and Tenured Professor (since 2010) of the University of Lisbon School of Law, where he has been teaching Family Law, Succession Law and Children Law. Lecturer in meetings, conferences and short courses about law issues (Portugal, Brazil, U.S.A., India, Angola, Mozambique). Portuguese national reporter for the XVIIIth International Congress of Comparative Law (report topic: “Same-sex marriages”), Washington D.C., 2010. Author of manuals on Family Law (5th edition in 2016 and 1 reprint in 2017) and Succession Law (2nd edition and 2 reprints in 2017). Permanent reviewer for the scientific magazine Lex Familiae (since its beginning, 2004), and member of the Scientific Council of Revista Brasileira de Direito das Famílias e Sucessões (since 2008). He was a member of the Superior Council of the Judiciary, responsible for supervising the Portuguese Judicature (2004-2005) and Dean of the University of Lisbon School of Law (2014-2015). He is a member of two structures of the training school for portuguese magistrates, Centro de Estudos Judiciários (General Council and Pedagogic Council, since 2016), and Law Consultant.