Family Law

Wilson Legal, PC provides comprehensive legal help for the full spectrum of family law matters. If you are getting a divorce, whether it is contested or uncontested, a modification or change in custody or child support requirements, or a motion to hold an ex-spouse in contempt, we are here to help you reach your goals. Clients receive explanations of the processes involved and copies of filings along with updates on their case.

Divorce:

Life changes rarely occur at a convenient time in anyone’s life and it can be one of the most stressful events in your life especially with regard to the emotional toll. With Wilson Legal, you enjoy compassionate and experienced legal counsel committed to you. It’s incredibly important to have an advisor with an objective perspective in a divorce.   We help you understand the reality of your situation, develop a strategy for your situation, and give you the straight answers. You’ll find that you can ask questions and get responses the same day or the next day regardless of how small the question. 

Child Custody:

The three most sensitive topics of conversation for people historically are: (1) money, (2) religion and (3) children. People don’t like to be told how to raise their kids and want the best for them. Many circumstances may lead a parent to seek a change of custody such as: drug addiction, an out-of-state move, changes in financial circumstances or living circumstances, parenting or lack of parenting skills, dirty, hungry or otherwise neglected children, etc. Usually a change of custody involves multiple circumstances. A skilled attorney should be called to help you organize, gather evidence, and present any case for a change in child custody.

Child Support:

The rules have changed. It is no longer an easy matter to determine what child support should be. Courts can include many various factors in a much more complicated calculation to determine the amount of child support due. If you need a change in custody, you should hire qualified and experienced counsel.

If you are paying child support and receive custody of one or more children, you’ll also need to change your child support obligation. Remember: your child support obligation is the same until a judge changes it. An agreement between you and your spouse is NOT enough. 

Modification:

In this economy, salaries and employment status for divorced parents has changed drastically for many parents. Failure to pay child support is the fastest way to get thrown in jail when the custodial spouse requests a warrant. Once the delinquent parent is behind bars, he/she is required to pay a purge amount to be released. Save yourself the heartache and upheaval that this process will reek on your life and hire an attorney to file the complaint to modify your child support obligation BEFORE you cannot make payments. 

Contempt:

If your ex-spouse has not followed the divorce agreement, then you may have the right to file a contempt action asking the court to force them to comply with the agreement or throw them in jail. Contempt motions are particularly useful in recovering past due child support although they can be used for other failures to comply with the divorce decree.

Visitation:

Visitation is separate from child support and the custodial parent cannot withhold visitation because the non-custodial parent has not paid child support. Instead of withholding visitation, call an attorney to help you file a motion for contempt for the unpaid child support. You may also need to ask for a change in visitation if one parent moves out-of-state. If you need a change, call us and we’ll be glad to help.

Legitimation/Adoption:

For unmarried parents or parents with stepchildren, a legitimation or adoption may be necessary or desireable both for estate planning purposes and to begin a child support obligation. It is important to contact an attorney for help in these matters.