FAMILY LAW SERVICES

Cooper Ginsberg Gray handles a wide variety of family law matters for clients, who come from all walks of life. From corporate executives to soccer moms, we strive to represent our clients in a manner that respects each client’s goals, both financial and personal. The firm focuses its attention on the following issues:

Divorce
  • Contested (fault grounds, unsettled property, support or custody issues)
  • Uncontested divorces (with or without a formal agreement)
  • Property Division (equitable distribution of assets and debts)
  • Support (child and spousal support)
  • Negotiation and Preparation of Property Settlement Agreements
  • Name Changes (restoration of maiden name)

We are equipped to guide you through this most difficult of life changes in a dignified manner that emphasizes resolution through negotiation. However, if the situation requires litigation, we are fully prepared to advance your cause vigorously through the court system. Our attorneys have settled and litigated complex cases involving a variety of issues including closely-held businesses, separate property, tracing, hidden assets and income, retirements, credit card debts, lines of credit, mortgages, adultery, desertion, and cruelty.

Child Custody and Visitation
  • Establishment of custody and/or visitation orders
  • Modification of custody and/or visitation
  • Enforcement of custody and/or visitation orders
  • Grandparents' and relatives' rights

Whether you are seeking to establish a custody and visitation arrangement, beginning a divorce, are related to a child to whom you have been denied access, or are seeking to modify an outdated custodial arrangement, the firm is able to assist you with your child custody and visitation issues. We have represented mothers, fathers, grandparents and other relatives who are concerned with ensuring that the best interests of the children in their lives are met. We litigate to obtain temporary and permanent child custody determinations, negotiate custody agreements, and handle all manner of custody modifications. The firm prides itself on a reasoned approach to custody that blends the client’s wishes with their desire to minimize potential stress to the children involved.


Child Support/Spousal Support
  • Establishment of an initial support award
  • Modification of support award
  • Enforcement and collection of support

We represent parents and spouses seeking support and those who wish to determine the appropriate amount of support that they should be paying. We have experience dealing with individuals whose income is complex due to self-employment, deferred compensation, and other compensation arrangements as well as those who do not work to their full capacity or attempt to under-report or hide income.


Agreements
  • Separation Agreements
  • Temporary Agreements
  • Prenuptial Agreements
  • Post-Nuptial Agreements
  • Marital Agreements

Generally, the most effective way to resolve a family law issue is by agreement. Our lawyers emphasize a reasonable settlement approach designed to obtain a favorable result for our clients and their families.


Litigation
  • Experienced litigators in all Northern Virginia Jurisdictions
  • Litigatiion of cases in Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts, Circuit Courts and the Court of Appeals

Appeal
  • Circuit Court
  • Court of Appeals
  
 
 

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