Realistic Solutions To Family Law Disputes

At Anne E. Lewis, P.L.C., attorney Lewis has the skills and experience to help clients navigate paternity, custody, child support, spousal support and more.

Whether you prefer to settle in or outside of the courtroom, she will help you identify the legal avenues that are in your best interests. Her firm offers dependable, trustworthy legal advice, as well as robust representation, to each and every one of its clients throughout Grand Rapids.

Finding Solutions To Your Biggest Concerns

Raising children is expensive and even after dissolving your partnership, both parents should contribute to ensuring their children are raised in a healthy, stable environment. Determining paternity is an essential part of securing the parental rights of the father. If you need help establishing legal paternity, attorney Lewis can assist you using a wide range of methods.

In addition, she assists her clients and their families through a wide range of challenging circumstances, including:

• Divorces, including the division of assets and liabilities
• Child custody and support cases
• Spousal support
• Other disputes related to the end of your marriage

To learn more about her full range of adoption and paternity services, be sure to contact the firm.

Why It Is So Important To Find An Experienced Family Law Attorney?

Family legal issues are usually emotionally charged, and they can have many layers. It takes a skilled lawyer to help you understand your rights and obligations under the law and to ensure that all the legal processes are carefully followed.

When looking for an attorney to handle your family law issues, choose an attorney who:

• Will answer your questions and explain what you can expect to happen next
• Will listen to your concerns and goals and keep those in focus throughout your case
• Is equally capable of negotiating amicable agreements and aggressively litigating

Attorney Lewis offers a comfortable, supportive atmosphere with a small firm feel – but big firm results. She has the flexibility to handle multiple different facets of a family legal situation, such as divorce, custody, property division, and issues of support. She takes an approach tailored to the needs of each client and can effectively advocate for your needs both inside and outside the courtroom.

How To Prepare When You Are Considering A Divorce

The more organized you are, the easier it will be to file your divorce petition and effectively negotiate a settlement. When you are approaching a divorce:

• Gather all your financial records, including tax returns, deeds, bank statements and investment records.
• Take inventory of your assets and debts, including those related to real estate, vehicles and personal property.
• If you have children, begin thinking about how you can prioritize their needs and develop an equitable custody arrangement and parenting plan.
• Separate your electronic accounts from your spouse’s accounts, and review your credit so that you can make sure there are no surprises.

Finally, you should take steps to learn more about the rules that apply to different types of divorce. If you or your spouse is in the military, or if you are a same-sex couple, your divorce often will have unique issues. The process for a divorce where spouses cannot come to an agreement on issues like property division is very dissimilar from that of a divorce where spouses can agree on all issues. You may also want to learn more about the value of mediation in divorces with areas of conflict.

Call Today To Schedule A Consultation

Attorney Lewis has been serving residents of Michigan for 15 years and is passionate about being the assertive advocate her clients need, when they need her most. If you have family law concerns or are in the process of dissolving your marriage, call her firm today.

You can reach the office at 616-818-1812 or send her an email to set up your first appointment.