Divorce; Custody and Support; Modifications and Enforcements

The Chicago-area Law Offices of Annette M. Fernholz, P.C., provides experienced legal advice in these areas of family law practice:

• Divorce
  Attorney Annette M. Fernholz provides people facing divorce with a realistic assessment of their options. We listen to the needs of our clients. We handle cases involving separation and dissolution of marriage. We assist in establishing an equitable division of marital assets, including dividing investments and retirement accounts and evaluation of businesses. If you have non-community property, including inheritances, gifts, and property owned prior to marriage, this is non-marital property. We help our clients deal with the division of marital debt, including tax and mortgage liability, and we assist in establishing maintenance and spousal support payments based on the length of the marriage and other factors. Our law firm is adept at resolving divorce cases through mediation and collaborative law. We handle litigation and family law appeals.

• Child Custody and Child Support
  We help our clients establish the parental custody, visitation, and financial support their children deserve. If you have legal and personal questions about paternity, parental rights, or father's rights, we will patiently provide answers. We will work diligently to guide your decisions regarding visitation and joint custody. We handle child relocation matters, including appeals. Our lawyer will carefully explain your rights and responsibilities regarding custody, including key decisions made by parents on behalf of children involving education, religion and values, and health care. Whenever possible, we work with parents to establish custody, visitation, and support agreements through mediation and collaborative law.

• Modifications and Enforcements
  Our law firm counsels clients who wish to make modifications or enforcements to existing family law orders, including child custody, visitation, and child support. Several factors can prompt child custody modifications. As children grow up, their needs, interests, desires, and expenses change; modifications can help parents satisfy the needs of their families. An increase in the child's needs may be grounds for child support modification, just as nonpayment may be grounds for child support enforcement. We handle custody and visitation enforcement cases, involving parents who refuse to share their children's time as agreed or ordered.

For a free initial phone consultation to discuss your case with an experienced lawyer, contact the Law Offices of Annette M. Fernholz, P.C.

211 W WACKER DR, STE 1100
CHICAGO, IL 60606
312-683-0308 (phone)