Visalia, CA
Family Lawyer at Visalia, CA
Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation ... +4 more
OUTCOME: Obtained desired unsupervised visitation plan.
Prior to coming to me, my client had allowed the other parent to made baseless accusations and eventually one stuck. I guided my client through the mediation process and obtained a favorable report wh ... ich we used to obtain the desired schedule of increasing unsupervised visitation.
OUTCOME: Obtained the desired visitation schedule without a continuance.
After both sides reviewed the mediator’s report, I negotiated with the other parent to see if a mutual agreement could be reached now that both sides knew what the mediator had recommended. During nego ... tiations, the other parent indicated that they wanted to end things that day. Knowing this, and sensing that they were concocting allegations with no evidence to back them up, I called their bluff and requested that the judge state reasons for ordering a contested hearing when neither side had requested one. When the other parent confirmed that they had no additional evidence, the court had no choice but to render its decision immediately based only on the evidence we had presented. Our evidence, specifically designed to disprove the accusations the other parent had concocted without any proof, led to a favorable outcome. Talking to my client to learn about the other party’s tendencies, asking questions designed to elicit information from the other parent, and relying on good instincts, can make the difference between “short and sweet,” or long, drawn-out, expensive litigation. This was a case of taking a calculated risk, but experience, paying attention, and knowing how to read people made the difference.
OUTCOME: Visitation at Child's Discretion
During 50/50 shared custody, Mother harassing teenager because teenager thinks he/s is gay. Able to modify custody so child with Father 100% of the time and visitation with Mother at Child's discretio ... n.