Family Law
Divorce

Residents of Pennsylvania and northern Maryland often look to the experienced, compassionate family law attorneys of Mooney & Associates, Attorneys at Law in Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, and York County Pennsylvania, and Northern Maryland to help them deal with legal matters including divorce, prenuptial agreements, postnuptial agreements, paternity, alimony, child custody, child support, and adoption.

To schedule a consultation on any family law issue, Contact us.

If you are contemplating marriage, we welcome the opportunity to discuss the legal ramifications of the commitment that you are about to make. (If you are in a domestic partnership, we can help clarify whether your relationship meets the criteria of a common law marriage.) Our lawyers are prepared to help you determine whether a pre-marital agreement is right for you—and if so, how to ensure that it is enforceable.

Divorce and its accompanying issues, including equitable distribution of property, alimony, child custody, and child support, is a large part of our family law practice. We guide clients through the many difficult and complex aspects of marital dissolution with an understanding of the financial and emotional challenges involved.

Whether parents are married, separated, or never married, child custody matters require experienced, compassionate legal counsel and representation. We advise and assist parents with custody arrangements, including sole physical and legal custody, and shared parenting by way of joint custody or split custody. We help parents pursue, enforce, and contest child support orders.

Other family law matters that we are prepared to help with include
paternity (parentage) and adoption.

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Divorce

Divorce is more than a personal and family challenge. It is a serious legal transaction which has long-term ramifications, both financially and for family members. The experienced divorce attorneys at Mooney & Associates, Attorneys at Law, in York, Adams and Franklin County, Pennsylvania, assist clients through all aspects and phases of divorce, skillfully and compassionately.

To schedule an initial consultation on a pending or potential fault or no-fault divorce, or to discuss post-decree modifications, contact us.

Legally, a divorce includes the following components:

• • Equitable distribution of assets

• • Division of debts

• • Child custody orders: sole physical and/or legal custody, or shared parenting via joint custody or split custody

• • Child support orders

• • Spousal support (also called spousal maintenance or alimony)

The process of a divorce from beginning to end usually includes the following:

• • Petition

• • Summons and response

• • Motions

• • Discovery

• • Hearings and temporary orders

• • Trial

• • Judgment

When spouses agree in writing, this process may be simplified. Family courts help ensure that children’s best interests are fully taken into account.

Whether by trial or by alternative methods of settlement such as mediation, the divorce lawyers of Mooney & Associates, Attorneys at Law, protect clients’ rights and interests, including parental rights and property rights. We address complexities such as pension and higher education expenses knowledgeably and efficiently.

Our divorce law firm attorneys will take the time to thoroughly explain all relevant laws, processes, and options as they relate to your individual circumstances. We encourage you to participate as much as possible in the decision-making in your divorce.

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