Family Law Attorneys Clearwater
Whether you are looking for a divorce attorney in Clearwater, FL, or a paternity lawyer in St. Pete, FL, you don’t have to handle your divorce, paternity, or child custody case alone. Pinellas Family Lawyer helps mothers, fathers, husbands, and wives resolve disputes and navigate the court system throughout the divorce or paternity process.
A family law attorney can help you with your divorce, paternity or family law case so you can move on to the next chapter in your life. Speak with one of our divorce and family law specialists to see how Pinellas Family Lawyer can help you. Call us at 727-538-7741 or schedule your confidential phone consultation today using our online calendar.
Uncontested Divorce
Uncontested Divorce Lawyers
Pinellas Family Lawyer helps families navigate uncontested divorce in Florida. A contested divorce can be lengthy, stressful, and contentious. The uncontested divorce process allows spouses to legally separate without the headache of having a formal trial in front of a judge. Spouses may not have any liabilities, assets, or children and need help filing their uncontested divorce paperwork. Other times, a husband or wife may choose to attempt settlement at mediation before filing for an uncontested divorce. Pinellas Family Lawyer can assist with uncontested divorce paperwork and offers representation throughout the process, including mediation, filing, and drafting your final divorce decree. Learn More
Contested Divorce
Contested Divorce Lawyers
A divorce attorney will prepare you for the road ahead after you are served with a petition for dissolution of marriage and work towards getting you a fair result, whether the dispute concerns the parenting plan, alimony, dividing assets, child support, holidays, or any other issue that may come up during a divorce.
Our divorce lawyers work to ensure you have the divorce information and family law resources needed to understand the divorce process. Your divorce lawyer will help you know what to expect before filing for divorce. A contested divorce can be a long process, and preparation is key in minimizing the length of your case and keeping costs down. Discuss your contested divorce case with one of our Florida divorce attorneys to help determine the best course of action in your contested divorce case. Learn More
Paternity and Visitation Rights
A paternity lawyer can assist fathers if their child’s mother will not allow them to have visitation or time-sharing with their son or daughter. Many people today choose not to get married but still have minor children together. A paternity lawyer can help fathers understand their rights in Florida and ensure that they are allowed appropriate visitation with their children.
Alternatively, a paternity lawyer can help defend a mother’s rights in situations where an unmarried father is attempting to re-enter a child’s life after a long period of absence or when the child may be unsafe in the dad’s custody.
If a father is unsure if the child is his biological son/daughter, a paternity lawyer can assist in getting a court-ordered paternity test. Once paternity is established, a paternity lawyer will help establish a custody arrangement that you think is in your child’s best interest, calculate child-support obligations, and determine if retroactive child-support should be awarded. Learn More
Alimony and Child Support
Divorce lawyers help resolve disputes regarding alimony or child support. Alimony in Florida can be difficult to determine. Some spouses are self-employed and may attempt to hide assets or show less income than they really earn. A Florida alimony lawyer will help ensure that income and assets are properly calculated and only the proper deductions are taken when calculating child support or alimony in Florida.
If you are owed unpaid alimony/spousal support or back child support, our divorce lawyers can help you understand your rights and assist with child support enforcement to help you get the support you need. This may mean attaching a judgment to existing assets or garnishing the wages of your ex-husband/wife until alimony or child support arrearages have been paid in full. Learn More
Child Custody Disputes
Family law attorneys help resolve time-sharing, education, and other disputes regarding children of divorced or unmarried parents.
If parents are unmarried, a paternity action may be necessary to establish the father’s legal rights. Other times, issues may not have been considered when the initial divorce was filed. Sometimes, couples divorced for years disagree when one parent unilaterally withholds time-sharing, decides to relocate, or changes schools. When disputes arise between unmarried parents or after a divorce is final, a family law attorney will assist with creating, modifying, or enforcing parenting plans and representing their client in other family law issues. Learn More
Legal Name Changes
In addition to divorce and paternity, Pinellas Family Lawyer, PLLC also handles probate, personal injury, and legal name changes.
Contact one of our name change lawyers to get your name changed legally on your birth certificate.
Pinellas Family Lawyer can help with your personal injury or auto accident case. Insurance companies can often be difficult to deal with or don’t offer you a fair settlement. Pinellas Family Lawyer can help you get the money you deserve from your injury or accident, even if that means filing a personal injury lawsuit against the insurance company or owners. Contact Pinellas Family Lawyer today if you need to change your name legally or have been hurt in a serious car or trucking accident. Learn More