Family Law Practice Areas
We have many family law attorneys throughout California who focus on a variety of family law issues.
Divorce & Legal Separation
The decision to divorce or legally separate is a difficult one to make. You need to make sure that you understand the basics of a divorce, and why it is necessary for you to get a divorce attorney. When children are involved, the need for an attorney becomes significantly larger.
Mediation
Instead of choosing the slow, costly, emotional divorce process, consider mediation. Mediation allows you to save thousands in legal fees, preserve those fragile relationships, and create realistic compromises.
Pension Division
In a divorce or legal separation case, some people will need to keep their pensions, while other need to recieve their fair share of the other's pension or retirement benefits. Make sure that you are informed about the pension division process.
Property Division
Property divison can become complicated very early in the divorce process, especially when parties do not agree about debts, value, or division. In most cases, you will need a property division attorney to help with idetification, characterization, disposition, and valuation of property.
Nuptial Agreements
Sometimes, you want to protect the valuable assets and income that you bring into marriage. In order to draft an agreement, make sure you are well informed about the processes, requirements and qualifications.
Child Custody
Child Custody is one of the most difficult issues of any family law preceeding. Determining the child's best interests makes it difficult for both parties to come to a consensus. Learn how our child custody attorneys can help you through your child custody matters.
GrandParent Rights
Although parents' rights supercede grandparents' rights, grandparents can win custody over their grandchild. If you are thinking about grandparent custody, make sure to look through some of the requirements and obligations that must be met.
Child Support
When paying or recieving child support, it is important to retain an attorney that will make sure payments are fair. Many people have been taking advantage of because they were not well represented. We don't want you to be in that situation.
Spousal Support
When filing for a divorce or legal separation, a common issue that arises is spousal support. To stop the other party from taking advantage of you, it is recommended that you get an attorney that will protect you and explain the different requirements of spousal support.
Restraining Orders
If you are a victim of abuse, or feel that your safety is in jeopardy, a restraining order will help protect you. Not many attorneys know how to file a restraining order, but our attorneys are an exception. We have an extremely high sucess rate with restraining order cases, whether you are defending against a restraining order or filing for one.