Divorce is the legal process to end a marriage. Any spouse can decide to initiate a divorce even if the other spouse does not want one.

There are two types of child custody: 1) Legal Custody; and 2) Physical Custody. Legal Custody is the right to make decisions concerning the health, education, and welfare of a child.

When a couple separates, the court may order one spouse to pay the other a certain amount of money to . . .

Domestic Violence Restraining Orders are made to prevent further abuse. They are available to a party when he or she has suffered . . .

Legal Separation is the final determination of each party’s marital rights and responsibilities. It is almost exactly the same as a Divorce except . . .

Visitation is the plan for how parents will share time with their children. A parent who has the children less than . . .

Child support is the amount of money that a court orders a parent to pay each month to help support his or her children.

Adoption is the legal process of establishing a legal parent‑child relationship between a person and a non-biological child.

An annulment (or nullity of marriage) is when a court determines a marriage is NOT legally valid.

A Court can grant reasonable visitation with a grandchild if it finds that . . .

All Court orders, where there is no final determination, can be modified. Even when there has been a final determination, there are certain exceptions.

All Non-Litigation Alternatives will eventually involve the court system because it is the only way to obtain a legally binding divorce.

Domestic partnerships are very similar to a marriage. They are available for heterosexual couples 65 or older and same sex couples of any age.

A Paternity Judgment determines who are a child’s legal parents. Establishing paternity is required before any child custody, visitation, or support orders can be made.

Obligations created by a family law judgment or order are not dis-chargeable in bankruptcy or extinguished by the passage of time.

Representation by an attorney in a divorce from start to finish is not always financially possible or desired. Today’s legal consumers want alternatives.