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Good afternoon, Emmely. I need consultation and help with divorce proceedings with my wife + custody proceedings for my daughter. Our situation: We are both Russian citizens living in Portugal since June last year. The marriage was registered in Moscow in 2018. In Portugal on the basis of individual activity I have a residence permit, on it my daughter and wife joined me. My income is official and quite high. My wife has no income and does not work. It was decided that we do not want to continue our marriage and it is necessary to divorce. I have started the process in Russia, my wife wants to start the process here. For me this is a controversial area, because it seems that if the process has already started in Russia, it should be finished there (I have a lawyer working for me by power of attorney). I would also like to retain custody of my daughter to be her primary caregiver. My wife is in a bad emotional state, yesterday she hit the child, which I learned from my daughter, she told me this when we met (I managed to film the conversation and her emotions on video), the wife also confirmed in the text message that she hit my daughter. This morning my wife without informing me left with my daughter and our dog to live with other people for an indefinite period of time. The wife's intentions are not known to me, and I am against the removal of the child from our apartment where we live. I ask for prompt advice to understand my rights and further actions.