Our most valuable service. The first meeting with a Jennings Family Law attorney provides you with an initial assessment and recommendations. This is an opportunity to understand the laws surrounding your circumstances, what options are available to move you forward, and a first idea of your legal entitlements.
A divorce is a court order that terminates a marriage. Specific legal requirements must be addressed to ensure a successful divorce application, especially if there are minor children of the marriage. A divorce is a change to your legal status that affects your legal rights and entitlements. Consult a JFL lawyer to understand how a divorce will affect you and your future.
We have been mediating since 2005. We will help you reach a settlement, avoid conflict, keeps the family resources in the family, and satisfy legal requirements. Our clients are prepared for mediation and effectively negotiate their settlement. Mediation is a preferred method of dispute resolution for the lawyers at JFL, as it is typically faster, less expensive, and more creative than a standard court process.
A separation agreement is a legal contract. It formalizes an agreement reached by the clients on the division of their property, spousal support, child support and parenting schedule for their children. If done properly, a separation agreement provides financial clarity and certainty. We will help you avoid the common pitfalls that make separation agreements unenforceable.
Includes filing fees. With children: Add $500
With children: Add $500
Complicated or sophisticated income or property division quoted on an individual basis.
For corporate income, trust income, or complicated income: Add $500
For spousal support calculation: Add $150
To be quoted after meeting with the client
To be quoted after meeting with the client
Each lawyer has an hourly rate for work that does not fit a flat fee project
Not everyone wants a lawyer to represent them. But everyone needs independent legal advice for their family law matters. Jennings Family Law lawyers work with people who represent themselves, or who only want the benefit of legal advice without representation – as legal consultants.