- DivorceIn the event you determine that you don’t need mediation or Collaborative Divorce and representing yourself is what you want, or hiring a lawyer is too costly, we offer a full range of supporting services from paperwork preparation to legal advice on an hourly basis. Just preparing the paperwork alone in a California divorce can be daunting and confusing. Your paperwork will be professionally prepared so you can simply present it to the court.
- Child SupportAfter that session, Brian’s anxiety skyrocketed and he felt an array of feelings – embarrassed, worried, uncertain, scared, and angry. He couldn’t sleep. The stress was relentless. Brian’s parents divorced when he was about Jake’s age, and it wasn’t pretty. He didn’t want Jake to experience the pain he’d felt. Brian also had friends who’d divorced. He’d heard their horror stories of how nasty and expensive it was. How would he and Trisha share Jake’s time and the day-to-day responsibilities of raising him? He couldn’t bear the idea that he wouldn’t see Jake every day. How much child support would Brian pay? How about support for Trisha? The fear that he couldn’t support two separate households or worse, he’d live hand-to-mouth without saving for his future felt overwhelming. Trisha had gone back to work as a bookkeeper about five years ago, but he still made a lot more money than she did. What would happen to their house? Where would they each live? Would he lose the 401(k) he worked so hard
- Child Custody and VisitationAfter starting our divorce with a bitter court battle which resulted in both of us spending outrageous sums of money for our attorneys and only making both of us angrier at each other, we decided it was best to try something else. We fired our attorneys and hired Hammers & Baltazar to mediate our divorce and child custody issues. During the process, we were both able to speak our minds in a safe atmosphere and realized that, no matter what our differences were, the one thing we had in common was the unconditional love for our children.
- Paternity
- Premarital AgreementBefore marriage, you and your partner can make agreements about how certain financial issues will be handled in your marriage. Such agreements are called Prenuptial (or Pre-Marital) Agreements. Prenuptial agreements can be discussed and drafted in an atmosphere of mutual respect.
- Spousal Support
- Annulment
- Restraining Order