Divorce/Marital Dissolution

Divorce (Dissolution of Marriage) is the termination of a marriage by legal action requesting that the court and the state recognize the termination of the marriage. California is a “no fault” state which simply translated means neither spouse is required to prove "fault" or marital misconduct on the part of the other in order to procure the divorce. All that is required is a showing of irreconcilable differences. The substantive issues commonly involved in divorces are usually the division of assets and debts, property (real and personal), child custody, visitation, and support, spousal support (alimony), and attorney's fees.

Unfortunately divorce is becoming more and more common for people in our community and this can be a very difficult time in your life. We are here to help. We are Orange County California divorce lawyers.

Our Orange County Family Law office located in Newport Beach, California will work to find a mutually satisfactory settlement agreement between you and your spouse. The benefit of this form of “conflict resolution” will assist in keeping your divorce costs low, both financially and emotionally. We can assist you with the friendliest and most amicable divorce or the most bitterly contested.

If unable to amicably resolve your contested divorce issues, a lawyer in our Orange County office will zealously and aggressively litigate the matter to achieve the terms you are looking for in regards to the division of community property, retention of separate property, child custody, child support, and alimony.

Our attorney's experience in family law, business law, real estate law, and litigation allows us to recognize key points and potential pitfalls which will assist you with your marital dissolution. In addition, our office has substantial experience drafting pre-nuptial agreements, and/or negotiating the division of assets, including, real estate, personal property, a family business, retirement funds, and/or stock options or other assets of the marital community property.

Finally, an attorney in our Orange County Family Law Office will help you to enforce your legal rights as they relate to child custody, child visitation and support matters. It is our goal to assist you with establishing a new working relationship with your ex-spouse as a newly single parent with common interests in the well being and development of your children.