Family Law Lawyers
Divorce, child custody, adoption, and prenuptial agreements.
About Family Law attorneys
Family law attorneys guide clients through divorce, legal separation, child custody and visitation, child and spousal support, adoption, paternity, and prenuptial or postnuptial agreements. The work blends litigation, negotiation, and emotional counsel.
A strong family lawyer protects parental rights, secures fair property division, and structures support so it actually holds up over time. Many cases settle through mediation or collaborative divorce, but skilled trial counsel matters when the other side will not cooperate.
When to call: Reach out before filing or responding to any petition so deadlines, asset disclosures, and custody filings are handled correctly from day one.
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- Colbert Family Law, LLC — Anchorage, AK
- Colbo Law Group — Anchorage, AK
- Law Office of Maurice N. Ellis — Anchorage, AK
- Kirk Drennan Law — Birmingham, AL
- Shaw Family Law, LLC — Birmingham, AL
- The Rose Law Firm, LLC — Birmingham, AL
- Adcock-Thomas Law — Bentonville, AR
- Combs Family Law — Fayetteville, AR
- Wagoner Law Firm, P.A. — Little Rock, AR
- Law Offices of Michael D. Miller Jr. — Chandler, AZ
- DM Cantor — Phoenix, AZ
- Stewart Law Group — Phoenix, AZ
- California Family Law Group — Los Angeles, CA
- Hallin Law Group — San Diego, CA
- San Francisco Family Law Group — San Francisco, CA
- Sanders Law — Colorado Springs, CO
- Colorado Legal Group — Denver, CO
- Springer & Steinberg, P.C. — Denver, CO
- Freed Marcroft LLC — Hartford, CT
- Lee Marlow Law — New Haven, CT
- Wilson Family Law, LLC — New Haven, CT
- Feldman Jackson — Washington, DC
- Feldman Jackson — Washington, DC
- Levy Family Law — Washington, DC
- Cochran & Cochran — Wilmington, DE
- Grear Family Law — Wilmington, DE
- Urban & Associates — Wilmington, DE
- Vasquez de Lara Law Group — Miami, FL
- Conti Moore Law Divorce Lawyers, PLLC — Orlando, FL
- Smallwood Law Firm, P.A. — Orlando, FL
- Hurl Family Law — Atlanta, GA
- Kessler & Solomiany, LLC — Atlanta, GA
- Levine Smith Coburn & Koslin, LLC — Atlanta, GA
- Crowley Law — Honolulu, HI
- Gelinas & Associates — Honolulu, HI
- Medeiros Law — Honolulu, HI
- Fultz Law — Cedar Rapids, IA
- Benzoni Law — Des Moines, IA
- Hope Family Law — Des Moines, IA
- Bjorkman Law — Boise, ID
- Clark Family Law — Boise, ID
- Soper Law, PLLC — Boise, ID
- Merel Family Law — Chicago, IL
- Russell Knight Law — Chicago, IL
- The Law Office of Michelle A. Lawless LLC — Chicago, IL
- Thompson Law — Carmel, IN
- Camden & Meridew — Fishers, IN
- Engel Law — Indianapolis, IN
- Hodes Law — Overland Park, KS
- Morgan Pilate LLC — Overland Park, KS
- McPherson Law — Wichita, KS
- Hoover Law — Lexington, KY
- Cantley Law Firm — Louisville, KY
- Dougherty & Dougherty — Louisville, KY
- Magnolia Law — Baton Rouge, LA
- Law Office of Michael J. Hall — New Orleans, LA
- Trosclair Law — New Orleans, LA
- McLaughlin Law — Boston, MA
- Roach Family Law — Boston, MA
- Levitt & Slafkes — Wellesley, MA
- Crawford Law — Baltimore, MD
- Hester Law — Columbia, MD
- Suskauer Law — Rockville, MD
- Dreiband Family Law — Portland, ME
- Robitzek Law — Portland, ME
- Seel Law — Portland, ME
- Lippitt O'Keefe Gornbein — Birmingham, MI
- Alberts Law — Grand Rapids, MI
- Wayne-Spindler Law — Milford, MI
- Haaland Law — Minneapolis, MN
- Bishop Law — St. Paul, MN
- Hollingsworth Law — Wayzata, MN
- Welch Law Firm — Kansas City, MO
- Cordell & Cordell — St. Louis, MO
- Edwards Law — St. Louis, MO
- Hall Law Firm — Gulfport, MS
- Sparks Law — Jackson, MS
- Turner Law — Southaven, MS
- Moore Law — Bozeman, MT
- JLaw Montana — Missoula, MT
- Laird Cowley — Missoula, MT
- McIlveen Family Law — Charlotte, NC
- Raleigh Divorce Law Firm — Raleigh, NC
- Tharrington Smith LLP — Raleigh, NC
- McLaughlin Law — Bismarck, ND
- Brandes Law — Fargo, ND
- Fischer Law — Fargo, ND
- Ballew Hazen Byrd — Lincoln, NE
- Cordell & Cordell — Lincoln, NE
- Dunne Law — Omaha, NE
- Hastings Law — Concord, NH
- Hill Law — Manchester, NH
- Wolford Law — Nashua, NH
- Taylor Law — Hackensack, NJ
- Weinberger Divorce & Family Law Group — Parsippany, NJ
- Apy & Associates — Red Bank, NJ
- Cordell & Cordell — Albuquerque, NM
- Torraco Law — Albuquerque, NM
- Jarmie & Associates — Las Cruces, NM
- The Abrams Law Firm, LLC — Las Vegas, NV
- Willick Law Group — Las Vegas, NV
- Gloria Petroni Law — Reno, NV
- Brian D. Perskin & Associates P.C. — New York, NY
- David Centeno Law, P.C. — New York, NY
- Kleyman Law Firm — New York, NY
- Hoffman Law — Cincinnati, OH
- Kemp Law — Cleveland, OH
- Quigley Law — Columbus, OH
- Crocker Law — Oklahoma City, OK
- Deveraux Law — Oklahoma City, OK
- Merl Law — Tulsa, OK
- Shultz Law — Eugene, OR
- Johnson Law — Portland, OR
- Karlin & Long — Portland, OR
- Courtney Law — King of Prussia, PA
- Mirabile Law — Philadelphia, PA
- Stander Reubens — Pittsburgh, PA
- Kirshenbaum & Kirshenbaum — Cranston, RI
- Law Office of Timothy M. Sweet — Providence, RI
- Moyer Law, PC — Providence, RI
- Rosen Law — Charleston, SC
- Barber Law — Columbia, SC
- Rogers Law — Greenville, SC
- Erickson Law — Rapid City, SD
- Helsper Law — Sioux Falls, SD
- Swier Law — Sioux Falls, SD
- Owen Law — Knoxville, TN
- Miles Mason Family Law Group — Memphis, TN
- MTR Family Law — Nashville, TN
- Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC — Houston, TX
- Ramos Law Group, PLLC — Houston, TX
- Walters Gilbreath, PLLC — Houston, TX
- Peterson Law — Provo, UT
- Law Office of David Pedrazas — Salt Lake City, UT
- Sorensen Law — Salt Lake City, UT
- Babici Law — Fairfax, VA
- Burns Law — Richmond, VA
- Kelsey Law — Virginia Beach, VA
- Fenn Law — Burlington, VT
- Martin Law — Montpelier, VT
- Atkinson Law — Rutland, VT
- Dellino Family Law Group — Seattle, WA
- DeVallance Law, PLLC — Seattle, WA
- McKinley Irvin — Seattle, WA
- Turner Law — Green Bay, WI
- Ward Law — Madison, WI
- Karp Law — Milwaukee, WI
- James Law — Charleston, WV
- DeVallance Law, PLLC — Clarksburg, WV
- DeVallance Law, PLLC — Clarksburg, WV
- Hoyer Law — Casper, WY
- Sharpe Law — Cheyenne, WY
- Chambers Law — Jackson, WY
- Carney Law Group — Anchorage, AK
- Evan Barrickman Law — Anchorage, AK
- Shortell Law LLC — Anchorage, AK
- Schwaiger Law — Fairbanks, AK
- Law Office of David London — Juneau, AK
- Cole Law Office — Kenai, AK
- Sears Law Office — Wasilla, AK
- Reese Law Firm — Birmingham, AL
- Young Family Law — Hoover, AL
- Charlotte Garner Law — Huntsville, AL
- Morris Family Law — Mobile, AL
- Hines Family Law — Montgomery, AL
- Carn & Associates — Tuscaloosa, AL
- Ruth Robinson Law — Vestavia Hills, AL
- Jones Family Law — Conway, AR
- Leverett Law Firm — Fort Smith, AR
- Sterling Law Firm — Hot Springs, AR
- Patton Law Group — Jonesboro, AR
- Cordell & Cordell — Little Rock, AR
- Glover Law Firm — Little Rock, AR
- Vickie Lynn Cochran, Attorney at Law — North Little Rock, AR
- Sample Law — Flagstaff, AZ
- Hogle Family Law — Mesa, AZ
- Green Family Law — Peoria, AZ
- Ralls & Woerner — Phoenix, AZ
- Joseph M. Huey, PLC — Scottsdale, AZ
- Rachel Caldwell Law — Scottsdale, AZ
- Ellison Family Law — Tucson, AZ
- Bristow Law Group — Irvine, CA
- Kelly Chang Family Law — Los Angeles, CA
- Wasser, Cooperman & Mandles — Los Angeles, CA
- Withers Bergman LLP — Los Angeles, CA
- Ressa & Associates — Sacramento, CA
- Laughlin Legal, PC — San Francisco, CA
- Moradi Saslaw LLP — San Francisco, CA
- Saldin Law — Boulder, CO
- Knies, Helland & McPherson — Colorado Springs, CO
- Miller Family Law — Denver, CO
- Modern Family Law — Denver, CO
- Grassle Law — Durango, CO
- Hoffarth Law — Fort Collins, CO
- Barmatze Law — Grand Junction, CO
- Callahan Burke & Talty — Bridgeport, CT
- Pullman & Comley LLC — Hartford, CT
- Oakes Family Law — Middletown, CT
- Carlino Law Offices — New London, CT
- Murray Law Group — Stamford, CT
- Halpin Law Group — Waterbury, CT
- Maya Murphy, P.C. — Westport, CT
- Ain & Bank — Washington, DC
- Ain & Bank — Washington, DC
- Engel Family Law — Washington, DC
- Faulkner Law Group — Washington, DC
- Feldman Jackson — Washington, DC
- Gordon Law Group — Washington, DC
- Miller Zeiderman, LLP — Washington, DC
- Merl Family Law — Dover, DE
- Watson & Watson — Dover, DE
- Anderson Family Law — Georgetown, DE
- Kelley Family Law — Middletown, DE
- Shea Law — Newark, DE
- Price Law Firm — Rehoboth Beach, DE
- Brady Law Offices — Wilmington, DE
- Knight Family Law — Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Wartenberg Law — Jacksonville, FL
- Hamilton O'Neill PLLC — Miami, FL
- Kornreich & Associates — Miami Beach, FL
- West Family Law Group — Orlando, FL
- Nilo J. Sanchez & Associates, P.A. — Tampa, FL
- The Ponder Law Firm — West Palm Beach, FL
- Watson Family Law — Alpharetta, GA
- Kessler & Solomiany, LLC — Atlanta, GA
- Levine Smith Coburn & Koslin, LLC — Atlanta, GA
- Hartley Rowe & Fowler — Augusta, GA
- Ward Law Firm — Columbus, GA
- Jarrett Law — Marietta, GA
- Lawrence Law — Savannah, GA
- Sawyer Law Group — Hilo, HI
- Copeland Law — Honolulu, HI
- Doi Law Group — Honolulu, HI
- Green Family Law Hawaii — Honolulu, HI
- Kawamura Law — Honolulu, HI
- Betts Law Hawaii — Kailua, HI
- Hartley & Hartley — Maui, HI
- Rhoads Law — Ames, IA
- Cooper Law — Council Bluffs, IA
- Hanigan Law Firm — Davenport, IA
- Ward Family Law — Dubuque, IA
- Skogerson Law — Iowa City, IA
- Sharp Law — Sioux City, IA
- Dayton Law — Waterloo, IA
- Leroy Law — Boise, ID
- Pickens Cozakos — Boise, ID
- Points Law — Boise, ID
- Hess Law — Coeur d'Alene, ID
- Ballard Law, PLLC — Idaho Falls, ID
- Olsen Law — Idaho Falls, ID
- Fischer Law — Twin Falls, ID
- Katz & Stefani, LLC — Chicago, IL
- Masters Law Group LLC — Chicago, IL
- Merel Family Law — Chicago, IL
- Merel Family Law — Chicago, IL
- Taradash Given, P.C. — Chicago, IL
- Merel Family Law — Detroit, IL
- Erlich Law Office, LLC — Oakbrook Terrace, IL
- Wessel Law — Bloomington, IN
- Engel Law — Evansville, IN
- Huelster Law — Fort Wayne, IN
- Jeter Family Law — Indianapolis, IN
- Kuhn Law — Lafayette, IN
- Manning Law — Muncie, IN
- Smith Family Law — South Bend, IN
- Johnson Family Law — Hutchinson, KS
- McManus Law — Kansas City, KS
- McVicker Law — Lawrence, KS
- Gunnison Law — Manhattan, KS
- Stanton Law — Salina, KS
- Croxton Law — Topeka, KS
- Ponce Law — Wichita, KS
- Martin Family Law — Bowling Green, KY
- Helmers & Associates — Covington, KY
- Dean Law — Frankfort, KY
- Kramer Law — Lexington, KY
- Freibert Law — Louisville, KY
- Schafer Family Law — Louisville, KY
- Montalvo-Gesser Law — Owensboro, KY
- Moody Law Group — Alexandria, LA
- Theriot Law — Houma, LA
- Hunter Law — Lafayette, LA
- LeBlanc Law — Lake Charles, LA
- Noel Law — Monroe, LA
- Bruno & Bruno — New Orleans, LA
- Cressy Law — Shreveport, LA
- Yannetti Law — Boston, MA
- Foy Law — Cape Cod, MA
- Leclair Ryan — Lowell, MA
- Palmer Law — New Bedford, MA
- Weiss Family Law — Northampton, MA
- Hamilton Law — Springfield, MA
- Sullivan & Sullivan — Worcester, MA
- Gohn Law — Annapolis, MD
- Robbins Law — Bel Air, MD
- Goldberg Law — Bethesda, MD
- Milligan Law — Frederick, MD
- Smith Law — Salisbury, MD
- Joseph Law Group — Silver Spring, MD
- Burke Law — Waldorf, MD
- Berry Law — Augusta, ME
- Sullivan Law — Bangor, ME
- Dieterich Law — Brunswick, ME
- Bate Law — Ellsworth, ME
- McGill Law — Lewiston, ME
- Cole Law — Presque Isle, ME
- Powers Law — Saco, ME
- Peskind Law — Ann Arbor, MI
- McKelvy Law — Detroit, MI
- Henderson Law — Flint, MI
- Allen Law Firm — Kalamazoo, MI
- McAlpine Law — Lansing, MI
- Cranmer Law — Saginaw, MI
- Genovich Law — Traverse City, MI
- Peters Family Law — Burnsville, MN
- Tiffany Law — Duluth, MN
- Rowe Law — Mankato, MN
- Hanten & Associates — Minneapolis, MN
- Thompson Law — Rochester, MN
- Welch Law — St. Cloud, MN
- Schmitz Law — Woodbury, MN
- Gaddy Law — Cape Girardeau, MO
- LaPorta Law — Columbia, MO
- Riley Law — Joplin, MO
- Barker Law Group — Kansas City, MO
- Kraft Law — Springfield, MO
- Thomas Law — St. Charles, MO
- Moore Family Law — St. Joseph, MO
- Smith & Associates — Hattiesburg, MS
- Adams Law Group — Madison, MS
- Davis Family Law — Meridian, MS
- Cooper Law — Oxford, MS
- Brown Law — Starkville, MS
- Franklin Law — Tupelo, MS
- Price Law Firm — Vicksburg, MS
- Allison Law — Billings, MT
- West Law Firm — Butte, MT
- Drake Law — Great Falls, MT
- Scott Family Law — Havre, MT
- Robinson Law — Helena, MT
- Rasmussen Law — Kalispell, MT
- Grant Law — Miles City, MT
- Stone Family Law — Asheville, NC
- Heffner Law — Durham, NC
- Armstrong Law — Fayetteville, NC
- Cordell & Cordell — Greensboro, NC
- Baker Law Group — Greenville, NC
- Morgan Law — Wilmington, NC
- Gauldin Law — Winston-Salem, NC
- Nelson Family Law — Devils Lake, ND
- Olson Law — Dickinson, ND
- Solberg Law — Grand Forks, ND
- Haugen Law — Jamestown, ND
- Anderson Law — Minot, ND
- Brown Law — Wahpeton, ND
- Peterson Law — Williston, ND
- Peterson Law — Bellevue, NE
- Collins Law — Fremont, NE
- Baker Law — Grand Island, NE
- Nelson Law — Kearney, NE
- Steffens Law — Norfolk, NE
- Koenig Law — Omaha, NE
- Hartley Law — Scottsbluff, NE
- Stevens Law — Claremont, NH
- Abbott Law — Conway, NH
- Flynn Law — Keene, NH
- Manning Law — Laconia, NH
- Grant Law — Lebanon, NH
- Lamprey Law — Portsmouth, NH
- Tompkins Law — Salem, NH
- Rose Law Group — Atlantic City, NJ
- Lickstein Law — Cherry Hill, NJ
- Chen Family Law — Edison, NJ
- Turchin Law — Fort Lee, NJ
- Phillips Law — Newark, NJ
- Parker Law — Princeton, NJ
- Cooper Law — Toms River, NJ
- Sanchez Law — Albuquerque, NM
- Lopez Family Law — Clovis, NM
- Garcia Law — Farmington, NM
- Rivera Law — Las Cruces, NM
- White Law — Roswell, NM
- Morgan Law — Santa Fe, NM
- Martinez Law — Taos, NM
- Thomas Law — Carson City, NV
- Frank Law — Henderson, NV
- Brown Family Law — Las Vegas, NV
- Grayson Law — Las Vegas, NV
- Hamilton Law — Las Vegas, NV
- Hill Law — Mesquite, NV
- Williams Law — Reno, NV
- Tabat, Cohen, Blum, Yovino & Diesa, PC — Garden City, NY
- Schlissel DeCorpo LLP — Mineola, NY
- Blank Rome LLP — New York, NY
- Chemtob Moss Forman & Beyda LLP — New York, NY
- Law Office of Vivien I. Stark, P.C. — New York, NY
- Raoul Felder & Partners — New York, NY
- Salzano Ettinger & Lampert LLP — New York, NY
- Adams Law — Akron, OH
- Harper Law — Canton, OH
- Blaine Law — Dayton, OH
- Mitchell Law — Mansfield, OH
- Green Law — Springfield, OH
- Williams Law — Toledo, OH
- Reynolds Family Law — Youngstown, OH
- Jackson Law — Enid, OK
- Hager Law — Lawton, OK
- Brown Family Law — Muskogee, OK
- Martinez Law — Norman, OK
- Phillips Law — Shawnee, OK
- Wilson Law — Stillwater, OK
- Dickson Law — Tulsa, OK
- Rodriguez Law — Astoria, OR
- Tinker Law — Bend, OR
- Harris Law — Corvallis, OR
- Adams Law — Grants Pass, OR
- Lewis Law — Hillsboro, OR
- Miller Law — Medford, OR
- Brown Law — Salem, OR
- Singer Law — Allentown, PA
- Brady Law — Erie, PA
- Koller Law — Harrisburg, PA
- Stern Law — Lancaster, PA
- Walsh Law — Reading, PA
- Petruzzi Law — Scranton, PA
- Flynn Law — State College, PA
- Connors Law — East Providence, RI
- Pfeffer Law — Newport, RI
- Law Office of Stephen G. Linder — Providence, RI
- Stone Law — Wakefield, RI
- Raimondo Law — Warwick, RI
- Casey Law — Westerly, RI
- Murray Law — Woonsocket, RI
- Allen Law — Aiken, SC
- Collins Law — Anderson, SC
- Foster Law — Florence, SC
- White Law — Hilton Head Island, SC
- Edwards Law — Myrtle Beach, SC
- Wells Law — Rock Hill, SC
- Hart Law — Spartanburg, SC
- Johnson Law — Aberdeen, SD
- Nelson Law — Brookings, SD
- Hansen Law — Mitchell, SD
- Schreier Law — Pierre, SD
- Martens Law — Sioux Falls, SD
- Peters Law — Spearfish, SD
- Schmidt Law — Yankton, SD
- Garrett Law — Chattanooga, TN
- Anderson Law — Clarksville, TN
- Woods Law — Cookeville, TN
- Powell Law — Franklin, TN
- Mitchell Law — Jackson, TN
- Fletcher Law — Johnson City, TN
- Harris Law — Murfreesboro, TN
- Deyerle Silva Smith, PLLC — Austin, TX
- Kirker Davis LLP — Austin, TX
- The Schmiedeke Law Firm — Dallas, TX
- Toombs Imel, PLLC — Dallas, TX
- Oh Lewis Family Law — Fort Worth, TX
- Mahendru PC — Houston, TX
- Downing & Downing — San Antonio, TX
- Clark Law — American Fork, UT
- Jones Law — Bountiful, UT
- Pugh Law — Cedar City, UT
- Ward Law — Logan, UT
- Williams Law — Ogden, UT
- Mitchell Law — Park City, UT
- Davis Law — St. George, UT
- Palmer Law — Alexandria, VA
- Cook Law — Charlottesville, VA
- Hayes Law — Fredericksburg, VA
- Woods Law — Lynchburg, VA
- Price Law — Newport News, VA
- Douglas Law — Roanoke, VA
- Ward Law — Tysons, VA
- Cole Law — Bennington, VT
- Sherrer Law — Brattleboro, VT
- Fletcher Law — Essex Junction, VT
- Hemley Law — Middlebury, VT
- Richardson Law — Newport, VT
- Gingras Law — St. Johnsbury, VT
- Allen Law — White River Junction, VT
- Mitchell Law — Bellingham, WA
- Spencer Law — Everett, WA
- Chen Law — Kent, WA
- Hamilton Law — Olympia, WA
- Evans Law — Spokane, WA
- Saucier Law — Tacoma, WA
- Fields Law — Vancouver, WA
- Hartley Law — Appleton, WI
- Scott Law — Eau Claire, WI
- Walsh Law — Janesville, WI
- Nelson Law — Kenosha, WI
- Peterson Law — La Crosse, WI
- Young Law — Oshkosh, WI
- Bernstein Law — Waukesha, WI
- Fox Law — Beckley, WV
- Clark Law — Bluefield, WV
- Masters Law — Huntington, WV
- Martin Law — Martinsburg, WV
- Scott Law — Morgantown, WV
- Davis Law — Parkersburg, WV
- White Law — Wheeling, WV
- Fisher Law — Cody, WY
- Anderson Law — Evanston, WY
- Green Law — Gillette, WY
- Hayes Law — Laramie, WY
- Cole Law — Riverton, WY
- Morgan Law — Rock Springs, WY
- Patton Law — Sheridan, WY
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Family Law lawyer questions, answered
Common questions people ask before hiring a family law attorney.
What does a family law lawyer do?
Family law attorneys guide clients through divorce, legal separation, child custody and visitation, child and spousal support, adoption, paternity, and prenuptial or postnuptial agreements. The work blends litigation, negotiation, and emotional counsel.
How do family law attorneys handle a case?
A strong family lawyer protects parental rights, secures fair property division, and structures support so it actually holds up over time. Many cases settle through mediation or collaborative divorce, but skilled trial counsel matters when the other side will not cooperate.
When should I contact a family law attorney?
Reach out before filing or responding to any petition so deadlines, asset disclosures, and custody filings are handled correctly from day one.
How much does a family law lawyer cost?
Fees vary by matter and market. Family Law attorneys commonly work on a contingency fee, a flat fee, or an hourly rate, and many offer a free initial consultation. Ask for the fee arrangement in writing before you hire anyone.
How do I choose the right family law lawyer near me?
Compare attorneys who focus specifically on family law matters in your state, check their reviews and disciplinary record, confirm who will actually handle your file day to day, and ask how they communicate about case progress. You can browse verified family law attorneys by state and city on Law Firm Central.
Do family law attorneys offer free consultations?
Many do. A free consultation is a short call or meeting where the attorney evaluates whether you have a viable matter, explains the likely process and timeline, and quotes their fee. It does not create an attorney-client relationship until you both agree to it.