St. Augustine's Largest Law Firm
Divorce Family Law Attorneys Lawyers
When it comes to Divorce Family Law, dissolution of marriage, custody, child support, alimony or other family law issue, we have an experienced team of attorneys ready to advocate for you. In fact, we have over 10 attorneys.
Whether an uncontested or contested divorce, our highly experienced Divorce and Family Law attorneys have the legal knowledge you need.
Looking for Experience?
Our attorneys have significant experience representing clients in all manners concerning paternity and dissolution of marriage in mediation, trial and appeals. In fact, Attorney and Mediator Rachael Greene is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Law Mediator.
Attorneys Rachael Greene and Felecia Walker have more than 40 years of combined experience in the areas of divorce and family law with numerous family law mediations, as well as successful results in trials and appeals. Importantly, our attorneys are not afraid to take on the most challenging of cases, as demonstrated the number of trials involving difficult child custody and guardian ad litem.
We Have a Team.
Our family law group works as a team with lawyers that communicate about cases and legal issues and have paralegals ready to crunch the numbers and sift through discovery.
Why Would You Need a Team?
As the area’s largest law firm, we are also able to consult with attorneys who specialize is other areas.
- For example, in a divorce where there is investment property or a second home, our real estate lawyers can assist with a transaction or agreement related to disposition of the asset.
- For example, if there is a business and one spouse is hiding assets or using the company credit card to make purchases for a lover, our business attorneys can help analyze the records and craft an argument for piercing the corporate veil.
- For example, if there is a unique tax issue related to claiming tax credits or sale of assets, we have a tax attorney in-house.
When needed, our team can work together to make sure your case is given the attention necessary, especially when preparing for trial. This also means that we have backup attorneys to help cover should something unexpected arise.
What Types of Family Law Issues Do You Handle?
Mediation of Family Law Cases
- Family Law Mediator
- Certified by the Florida Supreme Court
Alimony
- Temporary Alimony
- Rehabilitative Alimony
- Durational Alimony
- Permanent Alimony
Equitable Distribution of Property, Assets and Debts
- Selling the Marital Home
- Real Estate
- Retirement Accounts
- Investments
- Jewelry
- Vehicles
- Forensic Accounting of Personal and Business Finances
- Valuation Issues Involving Personal and Business Assets
Family Law Agreements
- Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements
- Cohabitation or Domestic Partnership Agreements for Same-Sex Couples
Enforcement of Dissolution Agreements and Judgments
- Income Deduction Orders
- Motions for Contempt
- Execution of Judgments
Trial
Divorce – Contested and Uncontested
- Temporary Support
- Temporary Legal Fees
- Standing Family Law Court Order in the Seventh Judicial Circuit
Children
- Child Custody and Visitation
- Time Sharing and Child Support Guidelines
- Standard Guidelines for the Seventh Judicial Circuit
- Medical Decisions
- School Decisions
- Long-Distance Time Sharing
- Paternity
- Guardianship and Guardian ad Litem
Domestic Violence
- Injunctions Against Domestic Violence
- Stalking
- Supervised Visitation of Children
Adoption
- Traditional Adoption
- Step-Parent Adoption
- Grandparent Adoption
Modification of Dissolution Agreements or Judgments
- Modification of Child Support
- Modification of Alimony
- Relocation
Name Changes
- Former Spouses
- Children
High-Wealth or Complex Divorce? Business Assets?
We routinely represent high-wealth clients in dissolution matters and understand the complexities that can be involved. Should additional support be needed, your St. Johns Law Group attorney can draw upon one of the many attorneys in our office for additional support, which can be very helpful in the case of a divorce involving a family business where one of our corporate attorneys can opine on matters related to attempting to pierce the corporate veil to gain access to additional assets.
This is also true where inheritance is involved or long-term planning for children is needed and one of our probate and estate planning attorneys can assist. More often, this also includes the involvement of one of our real estate attorneys to assist in the transaction to equitably distribute marital assists or even sell the marital home or addressing a marital home in foreclosure.
Post-Dissolution?
Modifications in timesharing, substantial change in circumstance, other other amendment, our Divorce Family Law attorneys can assist in seeking the relief you need and to protect your rights. Whether a change in income, such as a termination, or need to relocate out of state, we know the law.
Have You Thought About a Will or Trust?
So often overlooked but critically important, is the need to revise your estate planning will and/or trust post-divorce and our attorneys can advise you on the legal issues that may be impacted, as well as drafting your new estate plan.
Areas Served.
We serve Northeast Florida, including St. Augustine, St. Augustine Beach, Ponte Vedra, Ponte Vedra Beach, Nocatee, Silverleaf, St. Johns, Palm Coast, Bunnell, Flagler Beach, Flagler, Palatka, Putnam, Green Cove Springs, Clay, Jacksonville, Duval, Fernandina, Nassau, and the Beaches.
Contact Us:
- 104 Sea Grove Main Street | St. Augustine, Florida 32080
