Family Law Services
Compassionate Family Law Services
At FRANCIS LAW, we understand that family legal matters can be emotionally challenging. Whether you're going through a divorce, seeking custody of your children, or dealing with other family issues, our compassionate team is here to provide you with the support and guidance you need.
Basic Family Law Concepts
Navigating the complexities of family law with compassion:
- Divorce: terminating a marriage based on specific grounds
- Separation : choosing to maintain marriage status, while spending time apart from one's spouse to assess the future of the relationship
- Parenting Orders and Access : determining the children's best interests to negotiate parent orders and access arrangements
- Child Custody : deciding which parent will have ultimate responsibility for the children
- Child Visitation : establishing visitation rights for each parent
- Child Support : evaluating the financial requirements of the children and determining how those needs will be met Spousal Support evaluating the financial requirements of the spouses and determining how those needs will be met
- Matrimonial Property Division : achieving an equitable division of family property and assets
- Cohabitation Agreements : taking a proactive step to safeguard your rights and assets when entering a common-law relationship, through a Cohabitation Agreement
- Prenuptial Agreement : achieving an equitable division of family property and assetstaking a precautionary measure to safeguard your rights and assets prior to entering a marriage
- Adult Interdependent Agreements : taking a proactive step to safeguard your rights and assets when entering an adult interdependent relationship, through an Adult Interdependent Agreement
Different Types of Family Law Issues
- Disagreement of the best interests of child
- Disagreement of division of family property and assets
- Determining child and spousal support
- Family mediation/dispute resolution — methods used other than trial to mutually reach acceptable agreements as it pertains to family law conflict
- Domestic Violence — legal protections and remedies for individuals who are victims of domestic violence
- Restraining orders - a court-issued legal directive that prohibits an individual from contacting or approaching another individual to prevent harm or harassment
- Order violation — an individual disobeying the specified requirements outlined in an order
- Maintenance order — authority to collect and enforce support, funds, and release of information
You do not have permission to view this post.
