Family Law Lawyer
Divorce
Child Custody
Breaking Up is Hard to Do.
The most emotionally difficult area of law affects real people, fathers, mothers, children, and everyone that loves them. You need a lawyer to look out for you and your children. Hopefully you are not going to need to fight, but you still need to know your rights and have a lawyer that knows how to fight if you need it.
You can rest easy with Action
You need to be able to get on with your life while your legal battles are taken care of by a great attorney. I will take care of your legal needs and rights so you can move on.
Caring Guidance
You will be empowered with information. Not knowing and disinfomation can make you uneasy and scared. I will help you see your situation for what it is and help you to get you through these trying times with legal clarity.
I recognize the loss, the anger, the hurt, the lingering love, and the resentement. Dependency makes you hesitate and question your own judgment. So much is invested in relationships its as if we do not know how to be on our own, to make important decsions without consulting our spouses. Even simple legal decsions become more difficult; you need a patient attorney that recognizes the emotional difficulties you are having.
I also recognize when there has been abuse endured for too long. Relationships are not simple; and, ending them sometimes is about accepting modifications and new boundaries, especially when children are involved. When the power of a relationship has been one-sided, you need an attorney to stand up for what is yours and deliver it to you so you feel safe.
Don't be bullied by a spouse.
Divorce = end of relationship = single; it means free to pursue other relationships; your ex could soon be out there taking care of somebody else and their kids with the resources that may be yours and your childrens'. Aimicable relationships are based on MUTUAL respect. When it is over it's over; you need to stand up for your rights; I am here to look out for you and your rights -- to help you feel safe and secure during these difficult times.
But I/we just want to have an amicable divorce.
"He told me that if he has the kids fiifty percent of the time that he does not owe child support." Don't believe it.
"He told me that the lawyers would just take all the money." This like arguing that a heart surgeon will just take all the money for the triple bypass, so we shouldn't hire a doctor for it.
"I only want $500.00 per month for the kids, and no child support." Your children are entitled to the support that law finds sufficient.
The stories go on and on. You need to know your rights; you can always give them up once you know what they are. But, until you consult with an attorney that is looking out for you and your children don't assume what the best course is.
"We aren't married but we have children; he/she won't let me see them unless he/she says I can. I cannot control access to my kids."
Until you get court orders defining your relationship, your visitation/custody rights, you are without those rights. He/she can move to another state or even country without your permission to take the kids. You need to establish your rights. I can help you get control over your rights; I can help you get the rights to be the parent of your children without it feeling like someone is allowing you to visit like a stranger.
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