Kainani Christine Collins Alvarez

I hired Kainani because she was assisting my niece with her complicated custody battle. My ex-wife drug me through the dirt during our divorce and to top it off I unfortunately got a totally biased judge that openly stated that she would not rule in my favor because I was the father. My previous atto...rney, who was a former family court Judge, made the mistake of assuming that this judge would be as fair and reasonable as he was when on the bench. BIG MISTAKE! I was handed my behind and suffered years of increased child support with none of the child support going to my children. Recently my ex-wife felt that she needed a raise in her pay so she filed for more child support from me. Luckily my children were old enough to know and understand that the child support that I paid for the last 14 years never went to them and none of it was even saved for their college expenses. They encouraged me to fight this and I needed an attorney who would fight for me and my children and that could deal with sneaky and tough attorney going against us. Kainani listened to my situation, understood the details and told me the strategy, order of events that would take place and worked with me to build a solid defense and argument for fairness in our proposal. After catching and heading off a dirty trick by the opposing counsel, Kainani was able to get my ex-wife in a position where she would finally have to start pay out of her own pocket to help support our children instead of me paying for everything. Kainani was always a voice of reason, was ready to pivot when we needed to and always came prepared when it was time to do battle. I really appreciate all that she has done for me and my children because we are now in a great place. I believe in her so much that I have referred my friends and other family members to her to make sure they are well represented in their times of need.

Kainani was the second attorney I hired for my highly contentious paternity/ custody case and she was the best decision I made - a complete game changer. I went from 4 years of supervised visitation for only 1.5 hours/ week and monthly child support, to 50/50 shared custody (physical & legal) and zer...o child support in the 1.5 years she worked on my case. Kainani is smart, strategic, and transparent in her approach. She has an excellent balance of zealous client advocacy and client control - fighting hard for you and your parental rights, but also keeping you realistic about your expectations given the way the family court system operates. Kainani helped me navigate a high conflict court case masterfully while being compassionate towards my experience and mindful of the costs, successfully using the court to require my ex to honor my parental rights. While I do not wish a high conflict custody case on anyone, if you find yourself in that situation, Kainani is exactly the type of attorney you want on your side.

I COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT KAINANI! Divorce, Custody, Child Support, Alimony…. It was all a big mess and my ex-wife fought me hard on all of it, trying to take it all away from me. She fought hard for me to have nothing. Kainani fought back for what was fair!! She won me joint custody, alimony..., 50% of my ex-wife’s retirement and child support. AMAZING!! She knows her stuff when it comes to family law and has an amazing team behind her. She is resourceful, quick and does not hold back. An honest attorney will save you in the long the haul and Kainani is exactly that! She is real about the case as it may change each time you head to court. She is always prepared for the most aggressive opposing parties and the most complicated cases and always ready to battle it out if needed. She goes the extra mile for her clients and has unwavering confidence in the court rooms. Thank you Kainani!!!!!

Kainani Alvarez is truly an outstanding representation when it comes to family law! She represented me in a paternity/custody case and I assure you she will be upfront and honest with you from the start! She is very knowledgeable in Child support, custody, timesharing, custody evaluators, mediation..., counseling, you name it! She is very detailed oriented and will check and re-check things just to make sure you can’t get anything better. I didn’t have a question that went unanswered throughout my entire case. I also believe she truly cares about her clients and will fight as hard as she can! She is very Assertive and will not back down! I’m so THANKFUL for everything Kainani did with my case.

I spoke with Kainani on the telephone. She exceeded my expectations on what type of advice she gave and the length of my free phone consultation. She answered every single question I had directly and concisely! All of the information I got from her was useful and relevant to my case. I spoke with sev...eral attorneys shopping around and I decided to go with Kainani based on her level of knowledge of family law, professionalism, expertise, and her directness. Kainani does not beat around the bush and I know that her aggressive style will get me where I need to be in the end. Give Kainani a call, a free consult will never hurt and she will give a ton of no frills legal advice that will impress you into hiring her for her legal services!