Is there anything unusual or special about your jurisdiction that private clients considering relocation should know?

Apart from the Non Habitual Tax Resident (NHTR) and Golden Visa programs, I would stress Portugal’s liberal outlook.

Portugal not only accepts gay marriages, it allows marriage between any two gay foreigners, a disposition of the law which has proven popular among citizens of countries where gay marriages are forbidden. Portugal also recognises gay marriages entered into elsewhere in the world. Portugal is a secular country and no religion is promoted in public schools, nevertheless there are score of schools run by religious organisations.

Drug use is not a crime, but it’s not legal, which means that in theory drug users can be subjected to a fine. Marrying a Portuguese citizen gives you the right to become a resident and opens the road to citizenship. As for divorces, generally Portuguese courts gain jurisdiction after a few months of residence; in a divorce, former spouses are not expected to maintain the lifestyle they had while married. As far as child custody is concerned, the norm is for both parents to share custody.