A divorce attorney is a legal professional who specializes in family law and works to defend the rights of any clients going through a divorce, legal separation, or child custody battle. It’s not always necessary to hire a divorce attorney, but if you know your partner is getting one then you should too. Not having someone knowledgeable and skilled in the legal world on your side, could result in you losing more than you should as you go through the divorce process. Here are some things that a divorce attorney can help you work through:

Splitting up property and assets - Most couples who are looking to get a divorce have some sort of shared property and other possessions. This makes it hard to determine who will get the house, the car, the furniture, and any other big items that are owned by both parties. A divorce attorney will work with their client to figure out a diplomatic way to approach spitting up property and assets shared by two parties. 

Child custody - Child custody battles can get rough without the help of a divorce attorney, so if the couple has kids together, it makes sense to get an attorney. In most cases, split custody will be the way to go, unless either party has done something to cause their rights as a parent to be revoked. Some examples of this would be domestic violence, substance abuse, or any other actions that could be a danger to the children involved. 

Child support - Other than rare circumstances in which an agreement was made for a father or mother not to pay child support, a divorce attorney will work to have a set amount that must be paid each month. Failure to pay child support will result in having money taken directly from a paycheck of the party responsible for child support. 

Contact Kathleen Gaines Attorney At Law if you are looking for a divorce attorney to represent you in court. We offer our services to anyone living in the Lockport, Wheatfield, Niagara Falls, Lewiston, North Tonawanda, and Grand Island, NY areas.