What Does A Family Attorney Do?
Any legal matters between people with a familial relationship can be handled by a family attorney. The individuals who would normally be represented by a Boise family attorney would be the husband, wife, children, grandparents, legal guardians and domestic partners. The attorney can deal with a wide range of family related issues with the most common being divorces, prenuptial and post nuptial agreements, child support, alimony and child custody. A family attorney will also represent those who wish to adopt a child, determine paternity and even juvenile delinquency.
As one would expect divorces and legal separations are right up there among the top issues that are handled by a Boise family attorney. The attorney can represent either the husband or the wife but rarely both. The attorney will be deeply involved in the division of marital property, settle issues of child custody and child support and help to determine equitable visitation rights for the non-custodial parent. The other party to the proceedings will also be represented by an attorney who will be dealing with the same issues on behalf of his or her clients, if the issues cannot be settled amicably the divorce will end up in front of a judge who will hear the issues and issue a final order once he or she has decided what the order should be.
A Boise family attorney is usually the first person someone turns to when they realize their marriage has soured, however, the same attorney can also be involved when the family are expecting good things to happen. If a couple wish to pursue an adoption of a child the attorney will help the couples walk through the various steps that they must take to ensure that the adoption is perfectly legal. There are different laws based on the particular jurisdiction where the adoption is expected to take place, there are also different rules depending on the age of the child. In some cases the birth parents are expected to give up all their rights to the child while in other cases the birth parents can retain some small rights to the child.
Many people plan well in advance of any potential future issue which will have an impact on them, a perfect example is a prenuptial agreement which sets forth well in advance how the assets are to be divided in the event of a divorce. In other cases, as the situation changes and perhaps children are born into the marriage a post nuptial agreement will be drafted that predetermines child custody, visitation rights etc. The Boise family attorney may even be called upon to set up a trust fund for the children.
If you are about to file for divorce or approach the court for a modification to a custody order or any one of the numerous issues faced by families then you are advised to hire a Boise family attorney at Finch – O’Neil Law Office, P.A.