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Pittsburgh Family Lawyers serving Beaver County, Wahington County, and Butler County. We appreciate the difficulties you will face when going through a divorce, especially when disputes over property and assets come into play. Our experienced attorneys will guide you through the process and advocate zealously for your interets in court. Our Pittsburgh and Beaver County family law attorneys handle divorce (no-fault divorce and fault-based divorce), issues of separation in no-fault (what it means to live “separate and apart” for the requisite time). We analyze the impact of appellate court decisions and statutes (including the divorce code) concerning “common law” marriage in Pennsylvania and lingering issues of common law marriage. We can also help draft (or interpret) your cohabitation agreement, pre-marital agreement, prenuptial agreements, postnuptial agreement, petitions for temporary possession of property or use of home, equitable distribution, hearings on equitable distribution, petitions for sole possession, prenuptial agreements (drafting), enforcement of prenuptial agreement, claim for engagement ring, location of assets, cases where bigamy is alleged and other complex issues of divorce exist. Each Pittsburgh lawyer (serving Buter and Beaver County) at our firm tries to negotiate the equitable distribution portion of the divorce as amicably as possible and we often recommend mediation. Our Pittsburgh attorneys constantly look for ways to streamline a divorce whether the proceedings involve a fault-based divorce and a no-fault divorce. Our lawyers evaluate whether prenuptial agreements can be upheld. We also evaluate issues of an engagement ring and whether and engagement ring must be returned if the marriage never takes place. Support. We will look at the relative income of each party and apply the legislative tables/guidelines to give you a realistic estimate of the support obligation involved in your case. Below are the various types of support: (1) SPOUSAL SUPPORT. This type of exists for the dependent spouse prior to divorce. Each Pittsburgh attorney at our firm can help you evaluate the support obligation that is payable in your case in Western Pennsylvania, mainly Allegheny (Pittsburgh), Beaver, and Washington Counties. (2) ALIMONY. This type of support can exists following the entry of a divorce decree. An attorney must evaluate claims for alimony and help work out whether any award for alimony should be agreed upon or ordered, and the amount of alimony. (3) APL. This is the type of support a dependent spouse may receive while divorce proceedings are ongoing and the dependent spouse needs income to sustain himself/herself during the divorce proceedings. (3) CHILD SUPPORT. A child support obligation exists independent of marriage, divorce, or custody for the most part. Contact us for an estimate of the child support obligation involved in your case. Custody. CLAIMS BY PARENTS. Each attorney at our firm is willing to represent a parent (father or mother, husband or wife) during claims for custody. We handle claims for total custody, partial custody and/or visitation only filed in Pennsylvania and also interstate claims. We also attend custody conferences and proceedings before hearing officers and judges and/or custody trials. Our attorneys also handle appeals to custody resolutions. Further, in the context of a custody determination, we also handle other matters that may surface, such as Protection from Abuse Hearings (PFA) that take place while child support issues remain ongoing. We also help with PFA appeals. We negotiate with other lawyers to resolve the matter most efficiently. Our attorneys always try to negotiate with the other lawyer or lawyers involved in the case. Call us to speak with experienced family law attorneys on this matter. CLAIMS BY GRANDPARENTS. Each lawyer with us analyzes issues concerning claims for custody by grandparents and other family members. We evaluate the basis for standing for a grandparent or other family member and we handle representation of grandparents and other family members at conferences, hearings, and trials. As always, our attorneys try to negotiate with the litigant or lawyer on the other side of the case to bring about the most reasonable resolution of every case. We handle these issues throughout Allegheny County (including Pittsburgh), Beaver, and Washington Counties. Call us to speak with experienced family law attorneys on this matter. Dependency. Our attorneys handle hearings on child delinquency and dependency. Each attorney with us handles trials of delinquency matters, and appeals of delinquency matters. We work with Children and Youth Services of Allegheny, Beaver, and Washington Counties (CYF and/or CYS) to resolve a variety of issues such as dependency, visitation, adoption, parental custody, foster care placement, and custody and/or visitation by grandparents and other family members. We also handle name changes, petitions for name changes and hearings. Further, we handle issues concerning the joint ownership of assets outside of marriage. We handle these issues throughout Allegheny County (including Pittsburgh), Beaver County, and Washington County. Protection from Abuse Act (PFA) Our attorneys can handle PFA (protection from abuse) cases. When needed, we can handle appeals from PFA hearings to the Superior Court. Each lawyer with is prepared to file a motion to enforce a PFA orders, when applicable. As always, our attorneys try to negotiate with the litigant or lawyer on the other side of the case to bring about the most reasonable resolution of every case. Overall, our Pittsburgh family law practice handles divorce (fault and no fault), claims for the custody of a child or children on behalf of a parent (mother or father, husband or wife), child custody on behalf of a grandparent, step parent, or interstate claim), dependency hearings, PFA (protection from abuse), support (spousal support, alimony pendente lite, child support), prenuptial agreements, cohabitation agreements, and adoption. Get a lawyer who will work with opposing counsel to bring your divorce, claim for support, or child custody matter to an efficient and reasonable resolution. We will reasonably handle the dissolution of your marriage and we'll charge reasonable fees for help with divorce, alimony, spousal support, or child custody than necessary? Emotions will be running high during your family law issue, why prolong the situation or make it more expensive than it needs to be? We suggest that you rely on an experienced family law lawyer who has respesented the husband and/or the wife in prior disputes, and can get agreement and early resolution of all support (APL and spousal), child custody and divorce matters when possible. We have offices in, Allegheny, Beaver, and Washington Counties, serving Pittsburgh, McKees Rocks, Ross, Bellevue, Avalon, Sewickely, Shaler, Monroeville, Monongahela, Moon, Fox Chapel, Oakmont, Ross (North Hills), Evans City, McCandless, Brighton Heights, the Monroeville areas. We also handle cases throughout Beaver County, including Monaca, Hopewell, Ambridge, Center Township, Aliquippa, and Beaver Falls. Schedule an appointment today for a lawyer to protect your rights. |
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Our family law attorneys in Pittsburgh handle cases in Western PA, including Beaver County. We handle both types of divorce: fault and no fault. Our divorce lawyers also handle claims for child custody (grandparent, parent, father, mother, step parent, interstate), dependency hearings, PFA (protection from abuse), support (spousal support, alimony pendente lite, child support), prenuptial agreements, cohabitation agreements, and adoption. Get a Pittsburgh lawyer who will work with opposing counsel to bring your divorce, claim for support, or child custody matter to an efficient and reasonable resolution. We will reasonably handle your prenuptial agreement or the dissolution of your marriage and we willl get agressive with a petition for contempt when needed following an order for divorce, alimony, spousal support, or child custody than necessary. Emotions will be running high during your family law issue, why prolong the situation or make it more expensive than it needs to be? We suggest that you rely on an experienced family law lawyer who has respesented a husband or a wife in prior cases and can see the issue from all sides. Your Pittsburgh lawyer should look for an early resolution of all calims for support (APL and spousal), child custody and other family law and divorce matters when possible. We have offices in Allegheny County, serving Beaver County, Washington County, McKees Rocks, Ross, Bellevue, Avalon, Sewickely, Shaler, Monroeville, Monongahela, Moon, Fox Chapel, Oakmont, Ross (North Hills), Evans City, McCandless, Brighton Heights, the Monroeville areas. We also handle cases throughout Beaver County, including Monaca, Hopewell, Ambridge, Center Township, Aliquippa, and Beaver Falls. Schedule an appointment today for a lawyer to protect your rights. |
Fried & Davis, LLP 425 First Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15210 Phone: 412.400.5476 Fax: 412.774.2168 |