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Family Law

Working with individuals to resolve family law issues requires balancing objectivity with compassion. Recognized as working effectively in all aspects of family actions, both personal and financial, the firm’s family law lawyers bring a variety of skills to complex and sensitive problems that frequently arise in family actions.

The Cullen Weston Pines and Bach family law team consists of three highly recognized and experienced lawyers who work to develop efficient and just solutions, customized to the needs of the family matter.

Our family law lawyers have extensive experience in working effectively within the court system, and are also experienced in alternative models for resolving family disputes, such as through mediation and the collaborative process. Family law includes a variety of legal areas about which our attorneys have background and knowledge. Such areas include:

  • Divorce
  • Collaborative Divorce
  • Child Custody and Physical Placement
  • Child Support
  • Spousal Support
  • Enforcement and Modification Actions
  • Property Division
  • Tax and Business Issues in Dissolution Actions
  • Marital Property Agreements
  • Pre-Nuptial Agreements
  • Mediation and Arbitration
  • Wills and Estate Planning
  • Real Estate Transactions
  • Paternity Matters
  • Domestic Partnership
  • Agreements and Dissolutions
  • Grandparent and Third Party Visitation Issues
  • Restraining Orders and Injunctions Guardianships
  • Step-parent Adoptions

Attorneys: Steven Bach, Alison TenBruggencate, Elise Ruoho
Paralegal: Ruthan Goecks

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