Orange County California Family Law

Many have tried to deal with divorce on their own and have found that the forms are confusing and frustrating to fill out.  Then after you find out which forms you need to fill out, you have to figure out which documents are to be filed with the Court.  Then you have to serve the documents upon the opposing party, pay fees and set a mediation and Court hearing.  Preparing divorce documents can be a very daunting task, especially if you do not know if you are doing everything correctly.  If you have done all the document preparation correctly, you then have to show up in Court and be your own attorney and argue your case in front of a Judge or Commissioner. Who could possibly want that kind of stress?  It might be well worth it to spend the money for legal help.

There are many Orange County California Family Law firms and attorneys that you can hire to help you.  Family Law is the field of law that deals specifically with divorce and all the issues that are included in a divorce proceeding.  The list of issues typically in a divorce include:  Spousal support, division of community assets and debts, child custody, child visitation and child support.  However, in the practice of Family Law, the types of legal cases could be much more expansive than just divorce.  In Orange County California, Family Law attorneys prepare pre-nuptial agreements, handle adoptions, set up trusts and prepare wills, handle juvenile and dependency matters, handle probate cases, file for restraining orders, and take on domestic violence cases both in the Orange County California Family Law courts and the Orange County criminal courts.

Although attorneys advertise that he or she practices Family Law, make sure that the attorney you are hiring has experience in the specific type of law that you need.  Many make the mistake of hiring an attorney who has a general-practice type of firm. The attorney may or may not have the experience for divorce proceedings in the Orange County California Family Law courthouse.  There is only one courthouse which handles most all Family Law matters located in Orange called the Lamoreaux Justice Center.  Make sure that the attorney you are hiring has local courthouse experience.

You will be so thankful that you hired an attorney to fill out the confusing forms for you and handle all the filing and serving of the documents.  Not only is the document preparation important, but the decisions that you make early on in a divorce case can dictate the results of your case.  In the beginning of your divorce, you can’t predict if your case will be one that can be quickly settled or one that will end up in endless litigation.  Either way, the legal advice that you get from your independent counsel could be imperative.  Just make sure that you follow the advice.