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We are experienced and reasonably priced.
We give you a realistic assessment of your
case based on over 20 years of legal
experience.
Let us help you with:
Divorce (Simple and Contested)
Annulment (Used for a short term marriage and
based on some type of fraud)
Separate Maintenance Agreement (Often used
to maintain health care benefits for a spouse)
Paternity (DNA testing and/or court
establishing father's rights)
Child Custody (Legal and physical custody,
primary residence/domicile)
Child Support (Calculated by the Friend of the
Court)
Parenting Time (Often negotiated)
Prenuptial Agreements (Used prior to
marriage when one party has significantly more
assets than the other party)
Spousal Support (Often negotiated)
Change in Domicile (When a person with
physical custody wants to move to another state
or another country with the child or children)
Change in Custody (When custody of a child or
children changes from one person to another)
Enforcing a Judgment (When a person is not
complying with the terms of a Judgment)
For a FREE telephone consultation:
Call (586) 783-8095
We give you a realistic assessment of your
case based on over 20 years of legal
experience.
Let us help you with:
Divorce (Simple and Contested)
Annulment (Used for a short term marriage and
based on some type of fraud)
Separate Maintenance Agreement (Often used
to maintain health care benefits for a spouse)
Paternity (DNA testing and/or court
establishing father's rights)
Child Custody (Legal and physical custody,
primary residence/domicile)
Child Support (Calculated by the Friend of the
Court)
Parenting Time (Often negotiated)
Prenuptial Agreements (Used prior to
marriage when one party has significantly more
assets than the other party)
Spousal Support (Often negotiated)
Change in Domicile (When a person with
physical custody wants to move to another state
or another country with the child or children)
Change in Custody (When custody of a child or
children changes from one person to another)
Enforcing a Judgment (When a person is not
complying with the terms of a Judgment)
For a FREE telephone consultation:
Call (586) 783-8095
Attorney Fees Explained:
Attorney fees should not be complicated or
vague. When hiring an attorney you should
know exactly how you are being billed. Our
invoices are itemized.
Retainer fee. A retainer fee is an advance
payment to retain the attorney and begin the
legal matter. This advanced payment is then
applied to the attorney's billable hours, unless
the fee agreement states otherwise.
Sometimes, the legal matter will require an
additional retainer at a later time.
Our attorney retainer fee:
Estimating the length of time and work done
on a case is difficult, even for the most
experienced attorneys. However, as a general
rule our retainer fees are:
Divorce with no minor children: $1,200 to
$3,000.
Divorce with minor children: $1,500 to $5,000.
Depending on the complexity of the legal case,
the initial retainer fee could be more. Any
unused portion of the retainer fee is refunded
to the client.
Our hourly billing:
Office time is billed at $150.00 an hour and
broken down in increments of 1/10 of an hour.
Consequently, the minimum billing for office
time work is $15.00.
Court time is billed at $200.00 an hour with a
minimum of one and a half hours, or $300, for
each court appearance. In a divorce you can
expect at least two or more court appearances.
Costs:
The client is responsible for all costs, including
filing fees ($150.00 with no minor children or
$240.00 with minor children), process serving
($50 to $125), postage, etc., which is also
deducted from the retainer fee.
A Bonus: Unlike most law firms, we do not
charge for telephone conversations or
travel time to court.
We accept Mastercard, Visa, Discover,
personal check and cash.
Attorney fees should not be complicated or
vague. When hiring an attorney you should
know exactly how you are being billed. Our
invoices are itemized.
Retainer fee. A retainer fee is an advance
payment to retain the attorney and begin the
legal matter. This advanced payment is then
applied to the attorney's billable hours, unless
the fee agreement states otherwise.
Sometimes, the legal matter will require an
additional retainer at a later time.
Our attorney retainer fee:
Estimating the length of time and work done
on a case is difficult, even for the most
experienced attorneys. However, as a general
rule our retainer fees are:
Divorce with no minor children: $1,200 to
$3,000.
Divorce with minor children: $1,500 to $5,000.
Depending on the complexity of the legal case,
the initial retainer fee could be more. Any
unused portion of the retainer fee is refunded
to the client.
Our hourly billing:
Office time is billed at $150.00 an hour and
broken down in increments of 1/10 of an hour.
Consequently, the minimum billing for office
time work is $15.00.
Court time is billed at $200.00 an hour with a
minimum of one and a half hours, or $300, for
each court appearance. In a divorce you can
expect at least two or more court appearances.
Costs:
The client is responsible for all costs, including
filing fees ($150.00 with no minor children or
$240.00 with minor children), process serving
($50 to $125), postage, etc., which is also
deducted from the retainer fee.
A Bonus: Unlike most law firms, we do not
charge for telephone conversations or
travel time to court.
We accept Mastercard, Visa, Discover,
personal check and cash.
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