She had a son, José María Rico Chinchilla, in 1996 with José María Rico Cueto, a Spanish lawyer who also holds Canadian citizenship; Chinchilla married him on 26 March 2000.
Desde el año 2000 está casada con el Doctor en Derecho Penal y Criminólogo José María Rico Cueto y tienen un hijo, José María Rico Chinchilla (1996).