• LIMITED TO 20 MINUTES

• PHONE CONSULTATION DOES NOT ESTABLISH ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP OR PRIVILEGE

• DISCUSSION OF CHILD ABUSE AND/OR LASCIVIOUS OR LEWD CONDUCTS WITH MINORS WILL BE REPORTED TO THE AUTHORITY

• DISCUSSION OF CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES WILL BE REPORTED TO THE AUTHORITY

• DISCUSSION OF DESIRE TO HARM ONESELF OR OTHERS WILL BE REPORTED TO THE AUTHORITY

• DIVORCE

• LEGAL SEPARATION

• CHILD CUSTODY & SUPPORT

• VISITATION

• SPOUSAL SUPPORT

• If you are a first-time client.

• If you are a public employee (federal, state, county, and city).

• This office will tailor the payment plan to fit your financial situation.

Divorce is a traumatic process for many reasons and having to handle the matters within the confines of the legal system can be stressful, time-consuming, and costly. As a skilled divorce attorney, Hope C. Elder will work with you to secure the best possible outcome and if there are children involved, the best outcome for them as well. A divorce lawyer will help fight for what you deserve. An excellent divorce attorney, like Hope C. Elder, will go above and beyond that basic service to provide interpersonal and empathetic services.

Child support is one of the most important aspects of a family law case. Hope is also a child support lawyer who will help you determine what the amount of child support should be and present that case to the court. These laws are in place to ensure that parents contribute to the financial assistance and emotional stability of the child until they reach the age of 18. These can be difficult as money is involved, and the amount of money that a parent is to contribute can vary according to their level of income and ability to contribute.

Child custody attorney services are also available at the Law Office of Hope C. Elder. Child custody proceedings determine which parent has custody of the child or children involved. This is yet another aspect of family law that can be taxing on the emotions of both parties and lead to contentious battles in the court. As an experienced child custody attorney, Hope will do everything to keep the child’s best interests in mind. Among the many factors that courts look at when holding child custody hearings are the income, living situation, work schedules, mental health of the parents, and more. Hope will help make sure your case is ready to be presented with the goal of getting what you and your children most deserve - time with one another.

The issue of spousal support and alimony is yet another difficult aspect of family law that is obligated by the courts and best confronted with the guidance of a spousal support lawyer. You need someone who knows how to work with both parties and within the confines of the complex processes involved to craft the fairest resolution to the spousal support situation a divorcing couple is facing. Naturally and much like the other issues aforementioned, this is a topic that can lead down a very contentious and stress-inducing road. Sorting out the financial situation while two people are filing a divorce brings out strong emotions and is best deferred to the professional and knowledgeable handling of a skilled spousal support lawyer.

Sometimes as important as the determination of custody rights are the visitation rights. While a parent may not be able to win the case for establishing partial or full custody of their children, they do have a right to visit their children and spend time with them. A visitation rights attorney like Hope C. Elder has over two decades of experience in making sure that parents win visitation rights that afford them as much time as possible with their beloved children. Again, this can be an arduous process when a couple who has split is now attempting to determine who gets more time with their children. The guidance of a skilled visitation rights attorney such as Hope is paramount to achieving the best possible outcome.

Sometimes as important as the determination of custody rights are the visitation rights. While a parent may not be able to win the case for establishing partial or full custody of their children, they do have a right to visit their children and spend time with them. A visitation rights attorney like Hope C. Elder has over two decades of experience in making sure that parents win visitation rights that afford them as much time as possible with their beloved children. Again, this can be an arduous process when a couple who has split is now attempting to determine who gets more time with their children. The guidance of a skilled visitation rights attorney such as Hope is paramount to achieving the best possible outcome.

Hope C. Edler provides her expert skills in the area of probate law as well. When someone passes on, a probate lawyer helps the heirs pass the will of the deceased through the probate process to help distribute the estate amongst them. As your probate lawyer, Hope will help guide you through the legal process, sort out any tax or debt issues associated with the estate, distribute the estate according to the will or distribute the estate according to formulas established by the state of California. She will also help to establish a means for people to discuss, contest, or make claims on the estate.

As mentioned, wills and trusts are relatively easy to establish if the person is alive and starting the process of establishing their estate. Typically, people come in and have a wills and trusts attorney help them establish a will or trust when they are in the process of starting their estate. This helps make future matters more fluid and seamless, without complications. After a person passes away, probate lawyers often help executors in the probate process. They are also utilized in more complex cases where outstanding debt or taxes are owed, wills are being contested by heirs, or when a person passes on without having established a will.

Adoption is a very important aspect of family law, whereby parents take custody of children not their own to give them the opportunity to flourish in a new and established family setting. This rewarding process is also a very technical legal process, mainly because the court systems want to ensure that the right people are being connected with children to afford them these types of opportunities. Hiring an adoption attorney like Hope to help you through the procedures is vital to make sure that the dreams of you and your partner, as well as the dreams of a hopeful young person, are fulfilled!