The Family Law Practice Group represents clients in all aspects of this practice area, including divorce, custody and visitation, spousal and child support, alimony, adoption, property division, and related matters. Lawyers in the Group negotiate and prepare premarital, postmarital, and separation agreements tailored to a client's specific circumstances. Attorneys regularly analyze complex financial issues and work with accountants, appraisers, and other professionals to evaluate assets such as businesses, licenses, and practices. Much of the practice involves divorces in which one or both parties are earning income.
Many cases involve the division of houses, pensions, and stock options.
The Group also performs small-business and professional practice valuations. We counsel clients on innovative ways to settle disputes in an effort to minimize the emotional difficulty encountered in connection with this type of law, while ensuring that the interests of any children are priorities. The Group's family law attorneys have extensive trial and appellate experience. Going through a divorce is a painful, emotional experience. We believe that the best thing an attorney can do for a client going through a divorce is to make sure that the pain of the divorce is not compounded later by regret that a fair settlement was not reached.