Powhatan County, VA Family Law Attorney

Experienced Lawyer Representing You in Family Law Matters in Powhatan County, Virginia

Family law encompasses a wide variety of issues. Because these matters involve your family, they often evoke extreme emotions. Feelings of betrayal, uncertainty, and vulnerability can make it challenging to make sound decisions. The choices that you make now will impact your future. Such decisions need to be made wisely. Choosing the right lawyer to represent you in family law matters is one of the most important decisions you will need to make.

Carol A. N. Breit, Attorney at Law, handles many kinds of cases, with our primary focus being the various areas of family law. With 45+ years of experience, we have learned the best ways to approach these issues. Mediation or the collaborative law process can be efficient and effective, even in contentious cases. Your attorney will personally handle your case, and you can trust us to focus on protecting your best interests in all we do on your behalf.

Whatever Your Family Law Issue, We Can Handle it

Whether your family law matter is relatively simple, with all parties involved being willing to cooperate, or is complicated and highly contentious, you can rely on us to help you through it confidently. Our primary focus is family law, and we can handle cases involving:

• Divorce
• High-conflict divorce
• equitable distribution of marital assets and debts, personal property, real estate, and financial accounts, including retirement accounts, business interests, and other assets
• High-asset divorce, which may include complex business interests, trusts, and other issues
• Spousal support
• Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements
• Child custody, including parenting time/visitation schedules
• Parenting plans
• Child support, including educational costs and healthcare expenses
• Juvenile law

We will make every effort to help you reach agreements based on your current circumstances, but unpredictable changes in those circumstances can make existing court orders less than ideal. If the court agrees, you can modify these orders. For example, you may need to adjust child support or spousal support orders due to material and substantial changes in income. Visitation, parenting plans, and custody may need revision if substantial and material changes occur. For example, one parent may be relocating to another city or state. It is important to know the law and follow the law in a case involving relocation.

If your updated circumstances indicate that you need to request a post-divorce modification, we can protect your best interests during the modification process. Similarly, we can help you enforce court orders that the other party has violated.

Finding the Best Ways to Resolve Your Virginia Family Law Concerns

Everyone approaches solving problems differently. The way someone else approaches divorce or child custody matters may be the opposite of the approach you prefer to take. Because of this, Carol A. N. Breit, Attorney at Law, understands that we need to discuss your situation, goals, and needs thoroughly before we can recommend a course of action.

For some, negotiating with the other party directly or through your respective attorneys will work well. Mediation is a structured process that lets parties meet with their attorneys and a mediator or meet by themselves with a mediator. A mediator is a neutral third party who listens to both parties and suggests compromises to reach a resolution. Collaborative law is a structured process that lets you work together to reach agreements. It is important to know your legal rights with respect to all of the issues before you go to any type of alternative dispute resolution. Mediators cannot provide legal advice.

Litigation usually takes longer and costs more than other alternatives, and you may not like the results. We will guide you to the best process to meet your goals in your divorce case.

Call Our Powhatan County, Virginia Family Law Attorney

When addressing legal issues that involve your family, you need a lawyer you can trust to guide you through your case compassionately and effectively. You can rely on Carol A. N. Breit, Attorney at Law, for all your family law matters. Call 804-282-9226 to discuss your case or contact us online today.