Family law involves many matters that can be difficult and emotional.
Attention to a client's needs is essential along with caring, responsive, legal
representation.
DISSOLUTION
of MARRIAGE
Issues raised in a dissolution of marriage
include the appropriate division of marital property and debts, maintenance
(formerly known as alimony), child custody, visitation and support. Services
include the filing of all necessary legal pleadings, the preparation of marital
settlement agreements, parenting plans, calculation of the appropriate child
support payments, and qualified domestic relations orders for the division of
retirement plans. A particular expertise includes the working with clients in
which a family-owned business forms a substantial portion of the marital
assets.
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MOTIONS to MODIFY
After a dissolution, as family circumstances change, a divorce decree
may need to be modified. Private agreements between parents are not enforceable
until approved by a court. Failure to provide the appropriate rights of
visitation or the neglect of minor children by the custodial parent may
necessitate a change in custody. Modifications could involve the parenting
plan, orders for child support and changes in custody.
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CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
Many times, a parent ordered to make child support payments fails to
pay the amounts ordered by the court. A separate action for contempt may be
necessary to enforce the parental support obligation.
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PATERNITY
In circumstances where children are
borne out of wedlock, an action to establish paternity may be pursued by either
the mother or the father to establish rights of visitation and child support
obligations.
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GUARDIANSHIP and CONSERVATORSHIPS for MINORS
Guardianships and conservatorships for minors may be needed when
parents, as a result of death, disability or other reasons, cannot care for
their children. Limited guardianships are available for the limited purpose of
enrolling children in schools and providing medical care without the necessity
of parents waiving their parental rights.
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PRE-NUPTIAL AGREEMENTS
Marriages between people
that have accumulated individual property create unique issues with respect to
the protection of those assets. A pre-nuptial agreement should be put in place
to address those issues prior the time problems arise.
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