Areas of Practice: Marital and Family Law
Family Law matters are often intensely personal, emotional, and difficult. Accordingly, the Family Law attorneys at Banks & Morris, P.A. practice more than law. We practice human relations. We understand sensitive situations, and your need to be comfortable and confident in working with us.
Mindful of both the potential financial and emotional costs of litigation, Banks & Morris, P.A. help clients avoid litigation whenever possible, and whenever it makes sense, by exploring creative solution to problems, including alternative dispute resolution. We successfully represent parties (including discreetly handling high profile individuals and families of significant means) in all aspects of family law throughout the State of Florida including divorce, custody, child support, domestic violence, modifications of alimony/custody/child support, enforcement of final judgments, contempt, visitation, settlement agreements, prenuptial agreements, postnuptial agreements, paternity actions, and dismissing corporations from dissolution of marriage actions. In all cases, we regard children’s best interest as paramount. We also emphasize preserving wealth, including utilizing premarital and post-marital estate planning.
We zealously and ethically represent the interests of clients, from the initial phone call, through settlement efforts and, if necessary, through trial and appeal. The confidential and sensitive nature of our practice precludes us from disclosing specific representative case information.
Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements
We prepare, review, and enforce confidential, highly workable prenuptial and postnuptial agreements under Florida law. We counsel parties on the most effective and non-confrontational ways to handle these agreements with their significant others.
Dissolution of Marriage
We litigate and mediate cost-effective, fair resolutions in dissolution of marriage cases. We work closely with top-notch forensic accountants in handling small properties, as well as complex, multi-million dollar estates. Our cases involve appraising real and personal property, valuating small to large business, and tracing marital and non-marital funds to determine equitable distribution and overall net worth. Whether representing husband or wife, our attorneys are experienced in litigating for, and defending against, all types of alimony.
Some marriage dissolutions include determinations of child custody, visitation, and support. Our Family Law attorneys understand that these matters can be highly contentious, and we are deeply concerned with every client’s emotional, as well as legal, well being. We will be there when you need us, in an emergency or just to provide a status report on your case. Moreover, we regularly work with Guardian Ad Litems. In fact, one of our attorneys acts in this capacity.
Although our Family Law attorneys are experienced litigators, we counsel clients on ways to avoid litigation through mediation, an avenue that can sometimes be more cost effective, financially as well as emotionally.
Enforcement/Contempt/Modifications
Our attorneys enforce all aspects of a party’s final judgment for dissolution of marriage. Sometimes, that involves holding the offending party in contempt of court.
We also have extensive experience modifying a party’s final judgement for dissolution. This usually involves modifying custody, visitation, child support, or alimony awards.
DomesticViolence
We obtain and also dissolve domestic violence injunctions. As in all areas of practice, we are readily accessible to handle these intense cases quickly and cost effectively.
Paternity Actions
Our attorneys have handled many high and low profile paternity matters, in utmost confidence. This may require executing confidentiality agreements with all parties, attorneys, physicians, and clinicians involved. As with any matter, we take pride in handling theses cases compassionately and professionally.
Family Law matters are often intensely personal, emotional, and difficult. Accordingly, the Family Law attorneys at Banks & Morris, P.A. practice more than law. We practice human relations. We understand sensitive situations, and your need to be comfortable and confident in working with us.
Mindful of both the potential financial and emotional costs of litigation, Banks & Morris, P.A. help clients avoid litigation whenever possible, and whenever it makes sense, by exploring creative solution to problems, including alternative dispute resolution. We successfully represent parties (including discreetly handling high profile individuals and families of significant means) in all aspects of family law throughout the State of Florida including divorce, custody, child support, domestic violence, modifications of alimony/custody/child support, enforcement of final judgments, contempt, visitation, settlement agreements, prenuptial agreements, postnuptial agreements, paternity actions, and dismissing corporations from dissolution of marriage actions. In all cases, we regard children’s best interest as paramount. We also emphasize preserving wealth, including utilizing premarital and post-marital estate planning.
We zealously and ethically represent the interests of clients, from the initial phone call, through settlement efforts and, if necessary, through trial and appeal. The confidential and sensitive nature of our practice precludes us from disclosing specific representative case information.
Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements
We prepare, review, and enforce confidential, highly workable prenuptial and postnuptial agreements under Florida law. We counsel parties on the most effective and non-confrontational ways to handle these agreements with their significant others.
Dissolution of Marriage
We litigate and mediate cost-effective, fair resolutions in dissolution of marriage cases. We work closely with top-notch forensic accountants in handling small properties, as well as complex, multi-million dollar estates. Our cases involve appraising real and personal property, valuating small to large business, and tracing marital and non-marital funds to determine equitable distribution and overall net worth. Whether representing husband or wife, our attorneys are experienced in litigating for, and defending against, all types of alimony.
Some marriage dissolutions include determinations of child custody, visitation, and support. Our Family Law attorneys understand that these matters can be highly contentious, and we are deeply concerned with every client’s emotional, as well as legal, well being. We will be there when you need us, in an emergency or just to provide a status report on your case. Moreover, we regularly work with Guardian Ad Litems. In fact, one of our attorneys acts in this capacity.
Although our Family Law attorneys are experienced litigators, we counsel clients on ways to avoid litigation through mediation, an avenue that can sometimes be more cost effective, financially as well as emotionally.
Enforcement/Contempt/Modifications
Our attorneys enforce all aspects of a party’s final judgment for dissolution of marriage. Sometimes, that involves holding the offending party in contempt of court.
We also have extensive experience modifying a party’s final judgement for dissolution. This usually involves modifying custody, visitation, child support, or alimony awards.
DomesticViolence
We obtain and also dissolve domestic violence injunctions. As in all areas of practice, we are readily accessible to handle these intense cases quickly and cost effectively.
Paternity Actions
Our attorneys have handled many high and low profile paternity matters, in utmost confidence. This may require executing confidentiality agreements with all parties, attorneys, physicians, and clinicians involved. As with any matter, we take pride in handling theses cases compassionately and professionally.