Family
Family matters, handled gently
Divorce, custody, support and adoption, with a lawyer who answers the phone and explains each step before it happens.
Divorce
Dividing the house, the accounts and the debts, by agreement where we can.
Custody
A schedule for two homes, and changing it when the children’s lives change.
Child and spousal support
Setting support, asking for a change, and collecting what’s owed.
Adoption
Stepparent and relative adoptions, finished in front of a judge with the family there.
How it usually goes
What the first weeks look like
- 01
A first conversation
In English or Spanish, about what’s happened and what you want for your children.
- 02
A plan in writing
What we’ll file, what it should cost and what the other side is likely to do.
- 03
We go with you
To mediation, the conference with the court, and the hearing if there is one.
Family matters, asked across the table
Do we both need lawyers?
We can only represent one of you. Your spouse is welcome to hire their own, and many couples settle faster when both do.
Will I have to go to court?
Most custody and divorce cases settle in mediation or a conference. If yours needs a hearing, we prepare you for it.
Can we meet in Spanish?
Yes. Beatriz Rosado meets clients in Spanish at the Lancaster office, and our letters can come in both languages.