Family Law

• Divorce
  In a Collaborative Divorce, spouses work to negotiate a Marital Settlement Agreement that addresses the goals, interests, and needs of both spouses as well as the best interests of their children while maintaining an atmosphere of respectfulness and cooperation. Each spouse enjoys the support and guidance of his or her own attorney; however, both lawyers are trained in the Collaborative Process and they formally agree to stay out of the court system and help you reach a settlement. Read more
• Child Support
  Making sure their children are financially provided for is a significant stressor for divorcing couples. Kales & Kales, PLC works hard to make sure our clients establish and understand an appropriate child support amount. Whether you are establishing child support for the first time or are seeking a child support modification, we are also able to assist you in the process. We understand and have worked with a number of financial professionals regarding complex income scenarios, including imputation of income, self-employed income, and closely held corporations. If you have any questions about child support, please contact us. We would be happy to meet with you at our Fairfax County VA office or one of our other Northern Virginia offices.
• Child Custody and Visitation
  Perhaps the area of family law which provokes the most emotion, and is, therefore, the area ripest for conflict, is child custody and visitation or what parenting experts better describe as a parenting plan. Get in touch with the best divorce lawyers in Northern Virginia, the attorneys at Kales & Kales, PLC can assist you in reaching a workable and enduring solution. No matter where you are in the process, i.e. whether you are merely considering separation, or are in the midst of a divorce, or if you are seeking to modify an existing custody order, we have the expertise to help. Kales & Kales, PLC is acutely aware of the need to balance the best interests of the children, the objectives of the parents, and the emotional well-being of the entire family.
• Premarital Agreement
  Some individuals are pragmatic when it comes to marriage and divorce, or they have had a bad divorce experience in the past. Some individuals may seek to protect certain assets or have a desire to determine how issues will be settled upon the event of their separation or divorce, upon their death, or upon the occurrence of a certain event. Sometimes a couple just has a reason to desire the segregation of their finances. The attorneys of Kales & Kales, PLC will work with you to draft a Prenuptial Agreement or Postnuptial Agreement, with the goal of minimizing the trauma of the life changing event of divorce, while keeping your financial goals in mind. We are experienced prenuptial & postnuptial agreement attorneys in Fairfax and we can make the whole process much less stressful for both parties.
• Spousal Support
  For example, you may be wonder if you have a spousal support case. If spousal support is an option, how long should it last? How do we determine an equitable spousal support amount? These are some of the questions Kales & Kales, PLC can help you answer. Because spousal support is often a point of contention for a divorcing couple we are well aware how important it is to answer these questions fully and honestly. After all, disagreements over both its amount and duration can sometimes result in an ugly dispute if left unchecked.

Criminal Law

• Traffic Violations
  Control of Timing. Parties to a Collaborative Divorce participate in a number of well structured meetings where they determine the terms of their divorce settlement agreement. The parties can set the pace of these meetings—taking more time if they so desire or speeding things up as appropriate.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  I found Jonathan Kales through a referral on a web site for collaborative attorneys after my ex and I decided to try the collaborative process. Agreeing to get divorced was tough, but from our first meeting, Jonathan made it clear how the process works, what I should expect to hear, what it would cost, and all the lawyerly business involved. But he also let me know that it was OK to feel, whether that was bad, sad, or mad, it was OK to feel something. Throughout the process, he gave me excellent counsel, both professionally, and personally, which lowered my stress overall. It was clear that he was paying attention during the collaborative meetings, jumping in several times to keep her attorney from walking all over me, and protecting my interests from my own desire to simply get it over with. He helped me with a referral to an estate planning attorney who worked out well too. I am grateful for his help and caring manner.

Finance Law

• Tax Law
  How will tax issues be handled?  Filing of returns? Mortgage interest and real estate tax deductions? Child dependency exemptions?