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Family Law

Divorce, custody, support and guardianship, handled at a pace that leaves room for the human part.

Family cases are rarely only about the law. They are about a house, a schedule, a child's week, and how two people are going to speak to each other for the next twenty years.

We take the time to understand what matters most to you before we talk about strategy. Sometimes the thing you are most worried about is not the thing the paperwork is about, and it helps to say that out loud early.

Where agreement is possible, we work toward it, because an agreement you both helped write tends to hold. Where agreement is not possible, we advocate clearly and firmly, and we tell you honestly what we think a court is likely to do.

What we handle

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  • Divorce, legal separation, and division of property and debt
  • Child custody, parenting time, and support
  • Guardianship, adoption, and name changes
  • Modifications when circumstances change
  • Paternity and establishing parental rights
  • Protective orders and urgent safety concerns

How it usually goes

  • Tell us what is happeningIn your own words, in a first conversation. Nothing has to be organised or written down first.
  • Get the lay of the landWe explain the process, the realistic range of outcomes, and what the next ninety days tend to look like.
  • Choose the pathNegotiation, mediation, or filing. You decide, with a clear picture of what each one costs in money and in time.
  • Stay informed the whole wayYou hear from the person working your matter, not a message service, and you always know what the next step is.

Common questions

Often, no. A great deal of family work is resolved through negotiation or mediation, and the court's involvement is limited to approving what the two of you agreed.

Court becomes necessary when there is a genuine dispute that cannot be bridged, or when someone's safety is at stake. If that is where your matter is heading, we will say so plainly rather than let it arrive as a surprise.

It depends on how much is contested and on the court's calendar, and any lawyer who gives you a firm number at the first meeting is guessing.

What we can do is tell you what drives the timeline in your particular situation, and what you can do to keep it from stretching longer than it needs to.

We will talk about fees at the first consultation, before you commit to anything, and we will put the arrangement in writing.

We would rather explain the cost honestly and have you decide it is not worth it than have you find out later.

Sometimes not, and we will tell you if that is our honest read. Where a lawyer earns their keep in an amicable case is in the drafting.

An agreement that is clear about the awkward details, holidays, school decisions, who pays what and when, is the one that does not bring you back a year later.

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Not sure this is the right page? Plenty of questions do not arrive with a label on them. Call and describe it in your own words, or read the questions we get asked most.

Not sure where to start? Let's talk it through

Tell us what is on your mind. If it is something we can help with, we will explain how.
If it is not, we will point you in the right direction. Either way you get a straight answer.

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