Carina Castaneda

My ex wife and I are the parents of two now adult children. During the divorce, we agreed on family support of $1000 per month. A couple years after the divorce, my ex turned over enforcement to DCSS. After years of payments directly (unreported) to my ex and to DCSS, there were non welfare arrears... of over $200k. Our children reached the age of majority and I hired Carina to dispute the amount of arrears. Carina and I were able to get my ex to agree upon to resolve our disputed non welfare arrears in amount of $20k. My ex and I signed and notarized the agreement and submitted it to the court for approval. It was approved by the court. However, later my ex moved to set aside the order for fraud or mistake. After briefing the issue to show that the agreement was valid under accord and satisfaction, Instead, the DCSS commissioner set aside the order/judgment because of DCSS failure to sign the agreement under Family Code 4065(c) without any factual or legal explanation. We appealed.

I would recommend Carina as the father of my son had gotten away with paying little to nothing of child support ($317) to be exact. For almost 7 years I had been fighting myself filing paper work in two different states with no success. I finally got to the point that I couldn't deal with not recei...ving any support from the father and decided to hire Carina to finally help me get this done. She was awesome and helped me get everything that I had ask for including child support that was owed based on his new occupation. I really wish I had found her earlier because this could have been resolved with an attorney like her. Carina was always on time, professional and walked me through the entire process. She did not back down or agree to anything not in my favor and I would recommend her any day.

What's a mother to do when a deadbeat dad doesn't pay the custodial parent what is rightfully due to their child under a court order support agreement? Call Carina Castaneda! Carina walked me through the process of opening a claim to enforce collection through the County of Los Angeles Department o...f Children and Family Services (DCFS) and she provided me with some of the forms required to make my case in support of non-payment. Carina’s advice was instrumental in assisting me with opening my claim online. I was able to fill out the online application and upload the necessary documents to make my case. Thanks to Carina the government is now working for me to protect my son’s interest. Carina’s advice and support were invaluable and I would highly recommend her for your legal needs.

Carina Castaneda is a very skilled, professional, and experienced attorney. She patiently takes her time to work on cases and puts a lot of effort to guarantee satisfactory results to her clients. In my year long divorce case which ended up being tried, Carina was exceptional in her organizationa...l and presentation skills. She stayed in touch with me on an almost daily basis and informed me of what was happening in a timely manner. She offered expert legal advice and calmed me down when matters got rough. Not only is she knowledgeable about family law, but she is also well aware of business law and criminal law. After a serious battle over child custody, I got primary physical custody of my daughter with an acceptable amount of child and spousal support. I was truly lucky to hire a lawyer like her and I would never forget how high she lifted me up when I was down. I would describe her as a woman of steel with just the right amount of warmth and compassion! Thanks Carina!

Carina was my attorney for a child support issue. She is honest, direct, knowledgeable, responsive, and efficient. She kept me informed throughout the entire process and protected my interests effectively. She was superb in every respect. I felt comfortable knowing that I had great representation.... I highly recommend her for family legal matters.