Family Law

Family law is a legal practice area that focuses on issues involving family relationships such as marriage, adoption, divorce and child custody.

Our attorneys practicing family law can represent you in family court proceedings or related negotiations. They can also draft important legal documents such as court petitions or property agreements.

Some family law attorneys even specialize in adoption, paternity or other matters not usually related to divorce.

Family issues encompass so many aspects of life that lawyers in the field help people facing many sensitive issues.

The followings are examples of family law issues:

1. Marital property: Property acquired by either spouse during the course of a marriage that is subject to division upon divorce.
2. Alimony: An allowance made to one spouse by the other for support during or after a legal separation or divorce.
3. Paternity: Origin or descent from a father (establishing paternity is to confirm the identity of a child’s biological father).
4. Prenuptial Agreement: An agreement made between a man and a woman before marrying in which they give up future rights to each other’s property in the event of a divorce or death.