Family Law

• Divorce
  Our firm helps people in Walnut Creek, Lafayette, Livermore, Dublin, Castro Valley, Hayward, Fremont, San Leandro, San Ramon, Danville, Blackhawk, Alamo, Berkeley, Brentwood, and Pleasant Hill explore all options available that can help you arrive at a fair and equitable divorce agreement.
• Child Support
  In these situations and others like them, you may have to ask a judge to modify the terms of your existing divorce order. Generally, judges understand that circumstances change as time goes by. However, presenting your case and documenting why you are asking for a spousal support or child support modification order can be difficult without an experienced attorney by your side.
• Child Custody and Visitation
  With offices in San Ramon and Pleasanton, the Silverman Divorce and Mediation Law Firm has been assisting mothers and fathers throughout California's tri-county area, including Contra Costa County and Alameda County, with child custody and child visitation matters since 1967.
• Paternity
  Paternity testing — to establish parentage and determine a father's rights with respect to child custody, child visitation and child support
• Premarital Agreement
  Whether or not a premarital agreement — also known as a prenuptial agreement or prenup — is necessary will depend on your specific situation. Do you have children from a previous marriage? Do you own your own business? Do you have complex or substantial assets? Does one spouse have large debts? These are just a few of the situations where a premarital agreement can be useful.
• Spousal Support
  Our experts have appeared in court numerous times. They provide credible and detailed testimony to support their valuation of your practice. Even if you resolve your divorce through mediation or arbitration, having a reputable expert investigate and value the business future cash flow is essential to establishing child and spousal support amounts and dividing the assets in the marital estate.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning