Boca Raton Family Lawyer
Comprehensive Family Attorneys Serving all of Palm Beach & Broward Counties
At Williams & Varsegi, LLC, our experienced Florida family law attorneys are committed to helping clients with all of their family law needs. We specialize in this area of the law because families are important to us. As a dedicated Boca Raton family lawyer team, our top priority is to provide knowledgeable and effective representation to clients who need it most.
We understand how stressful family law matters can be. Whether it’s divorce, child support modifications, or even paternity suits, we are here to help. Not all family law matters have negative elements, though. In fact, some cases involve memorable experiences like adoption.
Our boutique firm focuses exclusively on family law, which means we bring deep expertise to every case we handle. When you work with Williams & Varsegi, LLC, you benefit from attorneys who understand the nuances of Florida family law, the tendencies of local judges in Palm Beach and Broward County courts, and the strategies that lead to favorable outcomes for our clients.
Florida Divorce
Our office handles both uncontested and contested divorces in Broward and Palm Beach Counties. Our family law attorneys will protect your legal rights in all aspects of a Florida divorce. This includes child support, child custody, separation of marital assets, spousal support, and more.
Florida is a no-fault divorce state, meaning neither spouse must prove wrongdoing to end the marriage. The only requirement is that one party demonstrates the marriage is irretrievably broken. While this simplifies the grounds for divorce, the process of untangling shared lives, dividing assets, and establishing custody arrangements still requires careful legal guidance.
We handle a wide range of divorce situations including high-net worth divorce involving complex assets, gray divorce for couples over 50, military divorce, and same-sex divorce. We also represent business owners, physicians, federal employees, and police and fire personnel facing unique divorce considerations.
Child Custody and Time-Sharing
Child custody, known in Florida as time-sharing and parental responsibility, often presents the most emotionally charged aspect of family law cases. Florida courts prioritize the best interests of the child when establishing parenting plans and custody arrangements.
The court considers numerous factors when determining custody including each parent’s ability to provide a stable environment, the child’s existing relationship with each parent, each parent’s willingness to encourage a relationship with the other parent, and the child’s adjustment to home, school, and community. Our attorneys advocate for parenting arrangements that protect your relationship with your children while promoting their wellbeing.
We represent both fathers and mothers in custody disputes, working to ensure fair treatment regardless of gender. Florida law does not favor one parent over another based on sex, and we fight to protect the parental rights of all our clients.
Parental relocation presents particular challenges when one parent wishes to move more than fifty miles from the current residence. Florida law requires court approval for such moves when a parenting plan is in place, and the relocating parent must demonstrate that the move serves the child’s best interests.
Child Support in Florida
Child support ensures that children receive adequate financial support from both parents following a divorce or separation. Florida uses statutory guidelines to calculate support based on each parent’s income, the number of overnights each parent has with the children, health insurance costs, daycare expenses, and other factors.
Our attorneys help clients understand their rights and obligations regarding child support. We assist in establishing initial support orders, pursuing modifications when circumstances change, and enforcing existing orders when a parent fails to comply. Whether you are seeking support or defending against an unreasonable request, we ensure all relevant income and expenses are properly accounted for in support calculations.
Alimony and Spousal Support
Alimony may be awarded in Florida divorces based on one spouse’s need and the other spouse’s ability to pay. The court considers factors including the duration of the marriage, each spouse’s financial resources, earning capacity, contributions to the marriage, and the standard of living established during the marriage.
Florida recognizes several types of alimony. Bridge-the-gap alimony helps a spouse transition from married to single life and cannot exceed two years. Rehabilitative alimony supports a spouse in acquiring education or training to become self-supporting. Durational alimony provides support for a set period following the divorce. Recent changes to Florida law have eliminated permanent alimony and established new guidelines that our attorneys navigate daily.
Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements
Prenuptial agreements are becoming more popular with couples getting married, especially when it’s a second or third marriage or one party already has children. These agreements allow couples to define how assets and debts will be handled in the event of divorce, protecting both parties and reducing potential conflict.
Prenuptial agreements can also be used to shield one another from their spouses’ debts. For example, if one party has significant student loans, medical debt, or business liabilities, a properly drafted prenuptial agreement can ensure the other spouse isn’t responsible for those obligations.
Postnuptial agreements serve similar purposes but are executed after the marriage has already taken place. These can be useful when circumstances change during the marriage or when couples want to clarify financial arrangements they didn’t address before getting married.
Paternity in Florida
Establishing paternity is an important family matter that may be needed in a variety of scenarios, including divorce, child custody disputes, father’s rights, child support, and inheritance matters. While genetic testing can confirm biological relationships, the legal process of establishing paternity requires experienced representation.
In Florida, paternity can be established voluntarily through acknowledgment at the hospital when a child is born or through a court order. Once paternity is established, the father gains legal rights including the ability to seek custody and time-sharing, and the child gains rights including financial support and inheritance rights.
Our attorneys help both mothers seeking to establish paternity for child support purposes and fathers seeking to establish their parental rights. We handle contested paternity cases with sensitivity while protecting our clients’ interests.
Foster Care Representation
Not every family law attorney has the experience to deal with foster care matters. We have dedicated Florida foster care lawyers who have years of experience dealing with this specialty area. Our attorneys have experience as a Guardian ad Litem in family court and as an Assistant Attorney General prosecuting dependency cases on behalf of child legal services.
We represent parents facing dependency proceedings who want to reunify with their children, as well as foster families seeking to adopt children in their care. Our attorneys understand the unique procedural requirements of dependency court and advocate effectively for our clients’ interests while always keeping the child’s welfare at the forefront.
We can represent parents and foster families for hearings to terminate parental rights, dependency cases, and foster care adoptions. These cases require attorneys who understand both the family law and child welfare systems.
Guardian ad Litem Services
In contested custody cases, the court may appoint a Guardian ad Litem to represent the child’s best interests. A Guardian ad Litem conducts an independent investigation, interviews the parents and children, reviews relevant records, and makes recommendations to the court.
Our attorneys have served as Guardians ad Litem and understand how this process works from the inside. When a Guardian ad Litem is appointed in your case, we help you present your case effectively and respond appropriately to the guardian’s investigation.
Florida Adoption
If you have plans to start a family by adopting, you need an attorney to help. Adoption can be a complicated and lengthy legal process, which is why you want someone who understands it. If you don’t get everything right, it can delay the process and even lead to heartache.
Our Florida adoption attorneys can represent you for private and agency adoptions, stepparent adoptions, foster care adoptions, relative adoptions, and gestational surrogacy agreements. We guide clients through home studies, background checks, consent requirements, and finalization hearings, ensuring that every legal requirement is met.
Stepparent adoptions allow a spouse to legally adopt their partner’s child from a previous relationship. These adoptions require either consent from the biological parent or termination of that parent’s rights. Our attorneys handle these sensitive matters with care, helping families formalize the bonds they have already created.
Post-Judgment Modifications
Life changes after divorce, and sometimes your divorce decree needs to change with it. Post-judgment modifications may be necessary when circumstances change substantially. This can include changes in income, job loss, relocation, changes in the child’s needs, remarriage, or other significant life events.
Florida law requires demonstrating a substantial, material, and unanticipated change in circumstances to qualify for modification of custody, support, or alimony orders. Our attorneys help clients pursue necessary modifications and defend against unwarranted modification requests from former spouses.
Domestic Violence and Protective Orders
Family law matters sometimes involve domestic violence concerns. Our attorneys help clients obtain protective orders when safety is at risk and ensure that domestic violence issues are properly addressed in divorce and custody proceedings.
If you are experiencing domestic violence, your safety and the safety of your children is the top priority. We help clients navigate the legal system to obtain protection while also addressing related family law matters including emergency custody orders and exclusive use of the marital home.
Why Choose Williams & Varsegi, LLC for Your Family Law Matter
Selecting the right family law attorney significantly impacts both the process and the outcome of your case. Our firm offers distinct advantages for clients facing family law matters in Palm Beach and Broward County.
We practice exclusively in family law. This focus means we stay current on developments in Florida family law, understand the preferences of local judges, and have established relationships within the family law community that benefit our clients.
Our attorneys have over twenty years of experience handling family law matters. We have seen virtually every situation that can arise and know how to navigate challenges effectively.
We provide personalized attention to every client. When you hire Williams & Varsegi, LLC, you work directly with experienced attorneys who know your case and are accessible when you have questions or concerns.
We are skilled negotiators and experienced litigators. Many family law cases benefit from resolution through negotiation or mediation, and we pursue these options when appropriate. However, when litigation becomes necessary, we have the courtroom skills to advocate effectively for your interests.
Serving Throughout Boca Raton
- Downtown Boca Raton
- Boca West
- Boca Pointe
- Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club
- The Oaks
- Mizner Park
- Boca Bridges
- Addison Reserve
- Woodfield Country Club
- Broken Sound
- St. Andrews Country Club
- Boca Falls
- Lotus
- The Sanctuary
- Estancia
- Long Lake Estates
- Boca Harbour
- Le Rivage
- Fieldbrook Estates
- Palma Vista
- Boca Raton Riviera
We also serve clients throughout South Florida including Coral Springs, Parkland, and Delray Beach.
Call Williams & Varsegi, LLC for Comprehensive Family Law Services in Boca Raton
For help with a family law matter in Broward or Palm Beach County, contact the Boca Raton family lawyers at Williams & Varsegi, LLC today at 954-255-5655 to schedule an initial consultation at our office located at 2701 NW Boca Raton Blvd, Suite 104. Our motto is Everything Family Law because Family is Everything, and we are committed to guiding you through every step of your family law matter with the knowledge, experience, and compassion you deserve.
