FAMILY LAW

As divorce attorneys, East County Family Law Group recognizes the need for exceptionally skilled legal support for clients navigating this challenging part of life. Divorce should be about creating a pathway forward that prepares you for the future and gives you the tools you need to build a life you love. With our legal representation, we can offer the guidance you need in navigating your legal options surrounding divorce law. 

Contact our divorce attorney in Brentwood, CA, now to discuss your case. We are a full-service family law firm committed to the best outcome possible for our clients. Put your trust and future in the hands of our team at East County Family Law Group.

Mediation, when possible, is one of the most important legal strategies you have for creating an outcome from your divorce that you feel confident in. Our legal team at East County Family Law Group can provide mediation legal services to you in Brentwood, CA, and beyond, guiding you throughout the decision-making process and ensuring the best possible outcome.

Reach out to East County Family Law Group now to discuss your case with our mediation attorneys serving Contra Costa and San Joaquin, California. 

Our goal is the same as your goal: Ensure every child receives the best possible child custody arrangement to ensure their future is protected. As highly skilled and passionate child custody attorneys in Brentwood, CA, you can depend on East County Family Law Group to help you protect your child’s custody. We can help you navigate your rights as a mother or father to protect your child. 

You can depend on us to provide you with exceptional legal service and support as you navigate the legal challenges that many parents in Brentwood face. Contact our child custody attorneys now for fast, reliable legal support. 

Child support is the responsibility of both parents in most situations. If you need to pursue child support from a nonpayment parent or your circumstances have changed, and you need help making adjustments to your child support obligations, reach out to East County Family Law Group. Our child support attorneys will work closely with you to ensure you get the legal support you need. 

We are passionate family law attorneys with over 27 years of experience fighting for our clients. We know how important child support rulings are, and we always ensure the court recognizes your position. Contact our child support lawyers in Brentwood, CA, now to learn how we can help you. 

Navigating the Department of Child Support Services is rarely easy to do in California. Often, our clients are faced with numerous challenges in allowing their voices to be heard when judgments occur or conditions change. At East County Family Law Group, we are passionate about fighting for our clients and their rights to fair treatment under the law.

If you need help managing any aspect of the Department of Child Support Services, we encourage you to contact our family law attorneys. Allow our team to help you navigate your rights. With our hands-on experience and dedication to our clients, we are confident we can help you navigate the challenges you are facing. 

California law allows for spousal support in some situations, especially when one spouse has been dependent on the other for some time as a parental figure. During divorce, it is critical to know your rights for spousal support, but it is also necessary to navigate the need to adjust this support over time as it becomes necessary.

Put your trust in the family law team at East County Family Law Group. Our spousal support attorneys in Brentwood, CA, are here to guide and support you throughout this legal process. Our wide range of legal and paralegal support services can accommodate virtually every situation with confidence. 

If you fear for your safety or that of your children, call the police and then call our attorneys. With our experience helping clients navigate domestic violence restraining orders, we are confident we can help you get the protection you need. Do not wait to contact an attorney to fight for your rights.

For more than 27 years, Michael J. Amthor, Attorney at Law, has worked closely with victims of domestic violence to help them obtain the legal protections available to them in these difficult legal matters. We are here to help you as well. For help from an experienced domestic violence family attorney, call East County Family Law Group. 

The legal process of adoption is a powerful step that changes the lives of many. If you are ready to adopt, let our family law attorneys at East County Family Law Group help you. We work with those who are adopting children out of foster care, supporting relatives, or those adopting stepchildren. Allow us to help you navigate your rights throughout this legal process.

Our adoption attorneys in Brentwood, CA, help ensure that the process goes smoothly and that all required steps are met according to the state’s laws. We encourage you to reach out to us now, no matter what stage you are in, so we can help you plan for success. 

Step-parent adoptions can be powerful statements. Yet, they do require legal guidance and support. Allow our adoption attorneys at East County Family Law Group to guide you throughout the process. We work closely with our clients to ensure their needs are met at every stage.

Step-parent adoptions can be a bit more complex in situations where a child’s other parent is present, but also when they are not present. Allow us to ensure that the legal process recognizes the best needs of the child. Work with our family law attorney in Brentwood, CA, to explore the avenue for adopting your stepchild. 

At East County Family Law Group, we work with individuals and families navigating big life changes, and those changes, such as divorce, the birth of a child, or adoption, often come with numerous legal requirements, including name changes. If you wish to have the name changed on a birth certificate, allow our team to guide you through that process.

Our family law attorneys in Brentwood, CA, can provide you with insight into whether a name change can occur and how to make it happen. We encourage you to reach out to us now to speak to Michael J. Amthor, Attorney at Law, for all matters related to name changes on birth certificates.