A family law attorney who is knowledgeable, thorough and confident can make a significant difference protecting your rights and interests. We have the skills, experience and resources to protect your interests in divorce, child custody and other domestic legal matters.

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Call L. Patrick Mulligan and Associates when you need a family law attorney. We will listen with compassion and diligently discuss your options.

We handle all aspects of dissolving a relationship including:

Our family law attorney knows there are many pathways toward ending a marriage, and the issues surrounding it can be numerous. The most common options include:

Separation: A legal separation is when a couple lives apart and no longer accumulates joint property. The terms of the separation can be changed by the people involved or by the court at any point until divorce. A separation inherently recognizes the possibility that the couple might get back together, and so the parties may not remarry until a divorce is final.

Dissolution: Our family law attorney firm can pursue dissolution when a couple agrees on most issues such as finances, custody and property division. Dissolution is basically a divorce that does not go to trial. It is generally much speedier than a trial – it can be finished in as few as 90 days – and it is much less costly. It also affords the husband and wife more control over what happens.

Divorce: A family law attorney knows some marriages cannot end in agreement. Our firm has deep experience handling the legal termination of marriage contracts. We can inform you about Ohio statutes and work with you to develop a strategy aimed at getting you what you seek.

Ohio is one of several states that requires grounds – or reasons for – a divorce. They are:

• Polygamy (being legally married to more than one person simultaneously)
• Abandonment (Willful absence of one party for more than one year)
• When a husband and wife have lived separately and apart for one year
• A fraudulent marriage contract
• Adultery
• Extreme cruelty
• Gross negligence of duty
• Habitual drunkenness
• Incompatibility, unless the other party contests it

Our family law attorney firm understands that divorce can be difficult for children, and we proceed with utmost sensitivity as to what is best for a divorcing couple and their children. This, of course, varies widely and the outcome will depend on many factors.

It is important to seek representation and fight for your rights in all domestic legal matters, not just divorce. Our firm offers aggressive and experienced representation in these areas:

• Paternity cases – We can discuss the rights and responsibilities of a biological father, which depend on many factors.
• Domestic violence – Whether you are a victim, or you have been falsely accused, you have rights that demand protection.
• Juvenile cases –Call us when a minor is involved in a crime. He or she needs aggressive and highly skilled legal advice. In many cases outside of certain egregious violent crimes, records can be sealed or expunged when a child turns 18.

Call now for a family law attorney 
at 937-228-9790 or 513-421-9790
We give free initial consultations

Call for a family law attorney in Dayton, Cincinnati, Springfield, Fairborn, Xenia, Miamisburg, Lebanon, Hamilton, Vandalia, Troy and Kettering. The discussion on this web page is for informational purposes only and does not reflect the promise of an outcome of any future case handled by Patrick Mulligan and Associates.