Family Law

Family Law is a multi-faceted area of law dealing with legal issues personally relevant to the family. At Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith, we protect what matters most to our clients. Our family law attorneys put people first and approach each case with empathy, compassion, and solutions in mind. When circumstances call for it, however, our team can aggressively fight for your interests if amicable resolutions cannot be reached. No matter what, Galloway family law attorneys are dedicated to going way above and way beyond to protect and defend families.

Finding and partnering with the right attorney to represent your best interests can be overwhelming during emotional or critical points in your life.  When major life events or changes occur, it is generally a good idea to consult with a family law attorney, whether the matter concerns a prenuptial agreement, a contested or uncontested divorce, child support, child visitation and custody, interim and/or final spousal support, community property partitions, and other family law issues.

Galloway’s family law attorneys have the experience to represent you in any family law matter that should arise and as a team, have over 50 years of experience. We are committed to assisting our clients through these highly personal matters with sensitivity, respect, and discretion. Because each family situation is unique, each case is unique. Our family law attorneys take time and careful consideration to understand our client’s needs so that we can develop the most appropriate and feasible solutions for each case.

Our family law attorneys regularly represent clients in the following areas.

• Adoptions, understanding your rights and obligations before, during, and after finalizing the adoption process. Our family law attorneys represent adoptive parents in court proceedings and have guided families through stepparent adoption.
• Child custody, which is the rights and responsibilities of parents to their minor child when the parents divorce or separate and a child is involved. Generally, child custody involves where the child will live and decisions regarding the raising of the child. Having a knowledgeable and compassionate lawyer can assist you through the emotional process in determining what will work best for your situation. Our team is also experienced in emergency temporary custody, third party custody, and grandparents visitation.
• Child support, which can be a continuing issue and an obligation of a parent to provide financial and medical support for a child or children. Our family law attorneys can help you determine your child support rights. 
• Divorce, also known as dissolution of marriage, which can be legally complex and emotionally difficult, particularly when children or significant assets are involved.
• Community property partitions, including the distribution of property and debts, along with the determination of reimbursement claims that a party may have, with extensive experience in valuation of businesses and agreement enforcement. 
• Interim and final spousal support, which can be a very intricate calculation. 
• Modification of child support or spousal support, when circumstantial changes may arise, causing a party to request a modification of child or spousal support.