Edward B. Galante

Family law includes divorce, children issues, alimony, support, equitable distribution of marital assets and debts, parenting plans and time sharing. Represented many individuals and tried a fair number of cases but most cases if well prepared and the client is given the correct law and educated about its application to the facts have successfully settled in mediation and moved on to have successful lives.

Business litigation is what I mean by "business". Drafting agreements and incorporations are completed at the office too, but litigating contract disputes and non-competition agreements is a very interesting part of the practice of law.

Adoption is a rewarding area of family law. Unlike a divorce where families are split apart, an adoption increases a families size and incorporates a new person into the family. Adoption is a creature of statutory law and requires a very close reading and adherence to what the legislature requires or a court will not approve the adoption. Clients and attorney working together can make the difficulty easy to negotiate.

Repesented the person seeking the injunction for domestic violence or repeat violence and represented the person accused of the wrong doing. It is important to know the injunction hearing is still a mini-trial. Preparation for the hearing through the testimony of other witnesses, documents, photographs is very important. But the lawyer can never lose sight that the main character in the trial is his client and a great deal of time must be spent getting the client ready for trial.