Family Law
If you’re facing a family law issue in Western, PA, it’s important to have a team of experienced and compassionate child custody lawyers on your side. Our law firm is dedicated to providing top-notch legal services to families. With decades of experience and a deep understanding of the complexities of the family law system, we can help you navigate your court case with confidence and ease.
Whether you are experiencing legal issues associated with your marriage, children, or just trying to plan out your future with your spouse, allow an experienced attorney with our office to assist you throughout the legal process. Our attorneys are well versed in the following areas:
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Adoption
Many people experience the adoption process for different reasons. Handling an adoption can either be the most exciting time in a person’s life, or can be the result of a difficult time in a person’s life. No matter the reason you are seeking assistance with an adoption, our legal team will ensure that the process is
handled as smoothly as possible for you. For decades, our attorneys have been assisting individuals and families across Western Pennsylvania in maneuvering the difficult intricacies of the adoption process.
As family law attorneys, we understand that every adoption case is unique and requires a personalized approach. Thats why we take the time to get to know each of our clients and understand their specific needs and adoption goals. Our team of custody attorneys are well-versed on the adoption process and how it can affect you and your family.
Custody
- Finding yourself in a custody dispute with your spouse or family member is undoubtedly one of the most stressful and difficult situations you will face throughout your lifetime. Not only will our office manage your case professionally, but we will also help calm your nerves and assist you in planning a healthy future for you and your children.
- We will ensure that you are well educated on the different types of physical and legal custody, that you have a well-developed custody arrangement moving forward so that you and your children can continue to thrive, and we will assist you with planning ahead as your children grow older and you face additional custody related issues in the future. Our office can and will provide you with the aggressive and effective legal representation that you and your children deserve.
Researching family law lawyers can be a challenge with so many custody lawyers out there. You can be confident that our team of child custody lawyers are here to help you navigate the legal process and fight for the best possible outcome. Contact our compassionate custody lawyers today.
Divorce
As family law attorneys, we know divorce can be a difficult time. Whether you are dealing with a custody, property, and complex financial issues we take the time to get to know each of our clients and understand the variety of important matters revolving around our case.
Our team of custody attorneys is dedicated to providing the support and guidance you need to achieve a positive outcome in your case. When going through the divorce process, you will at some point need to make the hard decisions regarding how your marital estate is going to be divided between you and your spouse.
You may find yourself in the position that you are dividing up an asset that you have worked your entire life to acquire and build. During this process, you will most certainly need intelligent and professional family attorneys to help you determine:
- What property is marital?
- What percentage or amount of that specific asset is considered marital?
- What about the property that I acquired after I separated from my spouse?
- What am I going to do with our house?
- How do we value out house prior to division?
- When can I remove my spouse from my benefits?
- What about my pension and/or other retirement investments?
- Is my inheritance marital?
- What about my business, how do we value it and is it marital?
- What about my veteran benefits?
You will need a dedicated team of family attorneys to help explain how the equitable distribution factors will affect your overall distribution of assets and also help you plan for your future after your divorce is finalized.
Our team has been practicing throughout Western Pennsylvania for over three decades and especially know the importance of being expert family law attorneys in Beaver county, PA. Allow one of our dedicated attorneys take the driver’s seat and assist you throughout your divorce.
Support
You may be asking yourself:
- Should I file for support?
- Will I be obligated to pay support to my spouse?
- How much will I either pay or receive?
- How often will I receive support and will it be enough to take care of my children?
- How or when do I even file for support?
Family law attorneys are important when it comes to child support and office can help you answer each and every one of these questions. We are well versed in calculating support obligations and trying support matters before the Court.
If you are obligated to pay support to your spouse or for your children, or you stand to receive a support award, you may be on the hook for making payments or receiving payments over a long period of time.
You will want to make sure that the monthly amount is accurate. therefore, you must ensure that you hire the proper legal team to assist in either minimizing your support obligation or maximizing your support award. We will take the time to explain the support code to you in depth and help identify all of the different downward or upward deviations to make sure that you are paying or receiving exactly what is fair.
Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements
- You don’t always need legal representation during stressful times. Sometimes you need family law lawyers to help you prepare for the future. More and more during this time period, individuals just like you are in need of a prenuptial or postnuptial agreement. Planning with your spouse for the future is a necessity and is one of the first steps to a healthy marriage.
- Here at our office, we would love to have the opportunity to sit down with you and help plan for your future by assisting you in protecting inheritances, individually acquired property, and ensuring that your hard-earned assets are there for you if you find yourself in a divorce. Planning ahead is very important and our legal team has the experience to make sure that you are provided with an well drafted and legally sound agreement.