Domestic Relations Department
Our firm handles sophisticated and complex domestic relations issues. Our family law practitioners have skill and broad experience in virtually all types of domestic matters, including:
- divorces
- modifications of existing judgments
- contempt and other enforcement actions
- interstate custody disputes
- disputes between cohabitants
- paternity cases
- adoptions
- guardianships
- appeals, including those establishing new principles of law
Within these categories of domestic matters, complicated issues arise that require particular expertise, including:
- analysis and valuation of closely-held businesses, partnerships, sole proprietorships and professional corporations as marital assets
- location and valuation of undisclosed assets
- analysis of tax implications of proposed or existing property settlements and support arrangements
- structuring of complex property settlements involving atypical marital assets
- design of creative custody and visitation arrangements to meet the special needs of a client, his or her spouse and the children
- negotiation of antenuptial agreements in a manner maximizing their future enforceability
- interpretation and application of federal and state statutes related to, among other things, jurisdiction, custody, child support enforcement and health insurance coverage
- advising clients as to the management of funds received in a divorce action
The Domestic Relations Department Chairperson is Ellen M. Randle.
