Debra Denison Cantor
Advises individuals and families on family law matters. Offers litigation, collaborative law, mediation, and prenuptial agreement counsel.
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Family law matters can affect your home life and your financial future. We help you understand your options and prepare for the next step with care and clear guidance.
Our focus
Clear counsel for the decisions that shape your family’s future
Divorce and family law matters can be deeply personal. The decisions made during the process may affect your children, your finances, and the way your family moves forward.
We help clients address divorce, child custody, support, and property distribution matters. Some matters can be resolved through negotiation or mediation. Others require court involvement. We help you understand the available options and choose an approach that fits your circumstances, including collaborative law. This approach may help families resolve issues with more privacy and control. When the collaborative process is appropriate, we help clients work toward practical agreements while protecting their interests.
Our group also provides advice on preparing and reviewing prenuptial agreements, which help couples set forth their financial obligations before marriage.
Family law matters often involve financial questions that require careful planning. A divorce may involve business interests, real estate, retirement assets, or estate planning concerns. When needed, we work with attorneys across the firm or outside professionals to address those issues. Financial decisions may also involve calculating child support, spousal support, or alimony pendente lite.
Matters involving children are often seen as the most important and personal in any divorce or separation. We advise clients on the types of custody and the options available in creating a schedule that best suits your family situation.
The dissolution of your family as you know it can be very complicated. We begin by understanding what matters most to you. From there, we help you make informed decisions and move through the process with a clear plan.
We represent clients through the divorce process, including contested and uncontested matters. Our attorneys focus on reaching practical resolutions while remaining prepared to advocate in court when agreement is not possible.
We advise clients on custody arrangements, including physical and legal custody, and help develop parenting schedules that fit their family’s circumstances. Our attorneys work toward solutions that serve the children’s best interests while protecting the client’s relationship with them.
We help clients understand and address child support obligations, including calculations and modifications. Our attorneys work to ensure support arrangements reflect the family’s actual financial circumstances.
We advise clients on spousal support matters, including alimony pendente lite and post-divorce alimony. Our attorneys work to reach support arrangements that reflect each party’s financial circumstances and contributions during the marriage.
We represent clients in matters involving the division of marital property, including business interests, real estate, and retirement assets. Our attorneys work to protect the client’s financial position while addressing the complexities that often accompany asset valuation and distribution.
We advise clients on prenuptial and postnuptial agreements that address financial rights and obligations before or during marriage. Our attorneys help couples set clear expectations while protecting each party’s interests.
We help clients explore alternatives to traditional litigation, including mediation and collaborative law. These approaches may offer greater privacy and control over the outcome while advancing practical agreements that protect each party’s interests.
We assist clients with the adoption process, guiding families through the legal steps required to finalize adoptions. Our attorneys work to help families navigate the requirements and complete the process as smoothly as possible.
We represent clients in Protection From Abuse matters, whether seeking protection or responding to a petition. Our attorneys help clients understand the process and work toward outcomes that address safety concerns and protect their rights.
Our Family Law Team
Jill M. Laskowitz
Represents individuals, families, and business owners in complex family law matters. Advises clients on divorce, asset division, custody, support, and prenuptial agreements.
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Kelly A. Andrisano
Represents families and individuals in all aspects of family law. Advises on divorce, custody, support, alimony, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, asset distributions, and protection from abuse.
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Susan E. Grosh
Represents clients in family law matters, including divorce, custody, support, and property division. Advises on negotiation strategies and effective solutions.
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