Family Law

Divorce is one of the hardest things a person can experience. The end of a marriage is emotional and painful regardless of how the situation came to be. You may be the one who was left, the one doing the leaving or perhaps it was mutual. It could be out of the blue or the culmination of something coming for a long time. The beginning of the end is not the end, unfortunately: it is going to be painful and hard, in ways that you expected and in ways that you didn’t. The reality is that this challenging emotional experience also fits within a complex legal framework. The decision of how to end your marriage should not be avoided or rushed through.

There are lots of cliches about divorce and people “lawyering up”. The idea that securing legal representation creates by default an acrimonious situation is flawed. A good lawyer can guide you to a resolution, not just a fight. Of course, I can’t guarantee that your spouse will listen to reason and there may be good things worth fighting over. Like every marriage, every divorce is unique. That is why it is in your best interest to ensure you have someone on your team, advising you of what you may not know, of what you may not realize needs to be done, and how your first instinct may come back to bite you in the future. There has to be a plan, a vision for how this case should end.

I have found that proper representation eases the emotional burden and stress of divorce. Even better, having the right lawyer at the right time, means a greater likelihood of being amicably divorced. This is particularly important when children are involved. Getting the divorce done right, right away, is the best way through this hard time so you can move on from it with confidence and security.

There are many areas of family law that come after the divorce itself, such as child support modifications, alimony adjustment and custody disputes. While it is always my aim to keep you out of court if I can, life happens and I will still be here to guide you through the next phase, be it an out of court agreement or another trip to court.

Commons Client Needs: Separation Agreements, Child Support Modifications, Parenting Plans and Schedules, Custody Modifications, Family Law Litigation