- Divorce
- Separation
- Spousal support
- Child support
- Visitation rights
- Annulment
- Property settlements
- Alimony payments
- Parental responsibility orders
- Legitimacy
- Spousal abuse
- Child abuse
- Child custody
- Child kidnapping
- Adoption
- Surrogacy
- Child abduction
- Prenuptial agreements
- Grandparent visitation
- Paternity tests
Not every family lawyer will have the qualifications and experience to handle all aspects of family law. Some will focus their practice on child visitation or support agreements and will have the knowledge and skills to help you through custody disputes, fight for your visitation rights and protect your rights in a paternity hearing.
Divorce attorneys are highly skilled in laws relating to the dissolution of marriage, including the laws comprising the division of property, spousal support, child custody, and child support.
Adoption & surrogacy solicitors are family lawyers who have particular expertise in legal issues surrounding Adoption Law and Surrogacy Law. They have acquired the experience necessary to deal with the legal framework involved in these practice areas as well as deal with the sensitive issues in regards to children and their prospective parents.
If you’re getting married, there are qualified family lawyers who can help you figure out how your marriage will affect your finances, properties and other assets and offer legal advice on drafting a prenuptial agreement to protect your wealth in case your marriage ends, or draft documents that will financially and legally protect your estate in the event of an untimely death.
Always check the qualifications and credentials of a lawyer to verify that he is specialized in specific practice areas that you are looking for to make sure that you hire the right type of lawyer for your needs.
