Practice Areas
Legal Practice Areas
Family Law/Mediation, Collaborative Law, or Traditional Divorce/Child Custody/Adoption
Our full service law firm offers a choice of many forms of dispute resolution, both in and out of Court, and provides services tailored to meet the needs of individuals and families in an efficient, effective and discrete manner. Our office assists clients with all aspects of Family Law including divorce, legal separation, child custody, parenting plans, child and spousal support, modifications of prior custody and support orders, parentage, domestic partnership issues, restraining orders, adoption, post-nuptial agreements, pre-nuptial agreements and any other related matters.
Mediation
Ms. Smith, when engaged as a mediator, acts as a neutral facilitator, who assists both parties to reach settlement of your legal issues. She meets with both of you in private confidential sessions to exchange necessary information and ideas about various ways to resolve your differences. During these meetings Ms. Smith provides legal information pertinent to your case, helps you to make decisions together to reach a voluntary agreement that both parties feel is fair, and without having to go to Court.
Collaborative Law
Ms. Smith is a member of the El Dorado Collaborative Negotiation Group and the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals. Through the collaborative process, which is designed to resolve family law matters in a non-confrontational respectful manner, Ms. Smith can assist you, your spouse and your spouse's attorney, with settlement of your property, custody and support issues, while preserving your dignity and privacy, and without going to Court.
Guardianship
The Law Office assists clients with determining whether they need to obtain legal guardianship, if they are eligible to enroll a minor in school and make medical decisions without becoming a legal guardian, and when a legal guardianship is not practical. This office handles all aspects of preparing, filing and service of guardianship papers, court appearances, and temporary guardianship in urgent situations. We also assist clients seeking to end guardianships.
Wills and Trusts
The Law Office's services include preparing Wills, Durable Powers of Attorney, Advanced Health Care Directives and various Trusts for our clients, and interacting with our client's C.P.A. or Financial Planner.
Education Law
Ms. Smith's extensive experience in the special education field and representing school districts provides her with specialized knowledge to counsel and represent parents of students with Special Education and Section 504 issues.
Employment Law
Ms. Smith, after years of interacting with employers, utilizes this valuable knowledge when counseling and representing employers on hiring practices, handling sensitive personnel and labor relations issues, termination matters, as well as EDD, Labor Board and ADA compliance. Our office also assists clients with development of employee handbooks, policies and procedures.
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