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Family Law

What Falls Under Family Law?

 

Family Law:

  • Marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships:

    • Prenuptial & Postnuptual agreements

    • The termination of legally established families and ancillary matters, including divorce, annulment, property settlements, alimony, child custody and visitation, child support and maintenance settlements

    • Guardianship; child guardianship; or guardianship over non-minor disabled adults

    • Allocation & parenting time issues - child custody and visitation

  • Adoption: proceedings to adopt a child and, in some cases, an adult.

  • Allocation of Parental Responsibilities

  • Child protective proceedings: court proceedings that may result from state intervention in cases of child abuse and child neglect

  • Child support modification

  • Parentage: proceedings to establish and disestablish paternity, and the administration of paternity testing