Experienced Westlake Village Divorce Attorney
Divorce is a step into unknown territory where you cannot necessarily control the outcome. If you have children, you know they are facing some big changes. If you have a business, you know that the division of your property will affect your finances. What you don't know is how much these changes will affect your life and the lives of your children.
At the Law Office of Jacqueline Y. Blade, we are committed to providing you with honest, effective legal guidance that produces amicable resolutions whenever possible and court-enforced solutions when necessary. We are familiar with challenges and complexities of divorce and help clients develop sound, creative courses of action once they emerge from divorce.
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There are many concerns that couples may have when considering divorce. At our law office, we have experience dealing with a variety of divorce and other family law issues, including:
- Legal separation: At times, couples choose legal separation over divorce. They may want to continue to share health insurance benefits and costs, residence costs, have the tax benefits of filing as a married couple or for religious reasons choose not to divorce. The process of obtaining a legal separation is essentially the same as obtaining a divorce.
- Paternity: Once paternity is established, child support and child custody matters can be determined. We regularly help parents develop creative parenting plans that are in the best interests of your children and all involved parties can be comfortable with.
- Divorce and bankruptcy: Our lawyer can assist individuals who are anticipating divorce file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy first so that they can emerge from a divorce debt-free.
- Child support and spousal support: The state of California has put in place Child Support Guidelines that calculates support based on both parents' income and expenses and custody percentages.
- Child custody, visitation, parenting plans and move aways: Developing a co-parenting plan that works for you and your children while minimizing stress on the children is a top priority.
- High Net Worth Property Division & Business Valuation: Whether you are seeking to ensure a fair community property division or to minimize your expenditures while fulfilling your obligations, we can help.
- Protecting Your Investments in Divorce: California is a community property state; property accumulated during the marriage must be equitably divided. We have considerable experience addressing issues that allow for fair settlements while protecting our clients' investments.
- Domestic Violence Restraining Orders: If you are in an abusive relationship, need protection for yourself and your children and want to get out, there are ways to do that safely, and we can help you.
- Guardianships: When a parent is unfit or unable to care for the children and a family member such as a grandparent seeks guardianship, we can help.
Contact Us for Answers and Guidance
To learn more about how our lawyer can assist you in resolving your specific legal concern, please call our law office at 805-496-2311 or contact us online.