Family Law

Family law, including the following:

Divorces, both contested and uncontested,

Spousal support(formerly alimony), both interim and permanent,

Child custody and visitation disputes,

Child support, including straight calculations, calculations based on shared custody arrangements, and extraordinary exceptions to chart requirements,

Domestic violence actions, including requests for sole custody, injunctive relief, support, and use of the home,

Paternity actions,

Property divisions, including pre-marital agreements, community property divisions post-divorce, termination of community during marriage, qualified domestic relations orders (QDROs)and other division orders affecting retirement,

Name changes, and

Step-parent and private adoptions.