Family Law

• Divorce
• Child Support
  Child Support in the State of Florida is calculated using the Child Support Guidelines Worksheet. The calculation is based primarily on each parent’s income. However, the time-sharing schedule, payment of health insurance, and the payment of daycare expense also directly affect the amount of child support a person will be ordered to pay. An order of child support may be awarded retroactively up to twenty-four (24) months.
• Child Custody and Visitation
  We offer family law services regarding matters of: marriage and unions, adoption, child abuse, divorce, annulment, property settlements, alimony, child custody, child contact and visitation, child support, juvenile adjudication, paternity testing, parenting plans, prenuptial agreements, legal guardian / guardianship, foster care, and children's rights. We have a family lawyer and divorce attorney. Our adoption attorney / lawyer also offers adoption legal services which help in making sure that all legal matters in regard to adopting a child are addressed. With equine law, our equine law attorney / lawyer specializes in representing clients' interests in matters relating to equine transactions and litigation matters as well as lawsuits relating to horse purchase contracts. We also offer criminal law legal services and can represent clients' interests criminal cases. Clients needing a criminal defense attorney / lawyer to represent them can contact us for consultation. Providing legal services to Punta Gorda, Port Charlotte, Arcadia, North Port, Venice, Sarasota and Fort Myers, Florida. Serving the Lee, Charlotte, Desoto and Sarasota counties.
• Adoption
  The Adoption of a child can be one of the most important and fulfilling things a person can experience, but it can also be one of the most stressful. The adoption process is a very intricate one that typically requires the assistance of an attorney. All adoptions have two main components or steps: Step 1) the termination of parental rights and Step 2) the adoption. The adoption phase can only occur after the parental rights of the natural parent(s) have been terminated. The termination step can be a very challenging aspect of the adoption especially where the natural parent(s) are objecting to the termination and adoption. If the Court declines to terminate the natural parent(s) rights, then the case will not move on to the adoption phase. At Withrow Law Firm, P.A. we handle various types of adoptions including step-parent adoptions, grandparent adoptions, private adoptions and foster parent adoptions and we are ready to assist you in attaining your dream of adding a child to your family.
• Paternity
  Withrow Law Firm, P.A. is located in Punta Gorda, Florida and provides service to clients in Charlotte County, Desoto County, Sarasota County and Lee County. Our practice focuses primarily on Family Law which includes Divorce, Paternity Actions, Child Support, Modifications, Enforcements, Relocations and Adoptions. We also practice Equine Law which includes the review of or drafting of various equine related documents including liability releases, sales contracts, boarding contracts and lease agreements. It is our goal to bring a fresh approach to legal representation by offering accessibility to counsel and an appreciation for our clients’ emotional and legal needs.
• Premarital Agreement
• Guardianship
• Spousal Support
• Annulment
• Child Abuse

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
• Sex Crimes
  Megan Beley Withrow was born in Naples, Florida and has lived in Florida the majority of her life. She received her B.A. in English and Writing from Sweet Briar College located in Sweet Briar, Virginia in 2001. After graduating from college, Megan briefly taught high school Honors English at Lely High School in Naples, Florida while attending Florida Gulf Coast University's graduate program for English Education. In the midst of her graduate studies Megan decided to pursue her life-long aspiration of attending law school. Three years later, in 2006, she graduated with a Juris Doctoral degree from St. Thomas University, School of Law in Miami, Florida. Upon graduating from Law School, Megan became a prosecutor for the 20th Judicial Circuit and worked in the Charlotte County Office until January of 2010. While employed at the State Attorney's Office, Megan handled criminal cases from start to finish, from the simplest of misdemeanors to capital felonies. Her role as an assistant state attorney allowed her to gain experience in jury and non-jury trials as well as various hearings on a wide array of legal issues. Megan spent her final year as a prosecutor assigned to the sex crimes and crimes against children division before leaving to practice family law with a law firm in Punta Gorda, Florida in January of 2010. It was there that Megan was able to handle a variety of Family Law matters including Divorce, Paternity, Adoptions, Modifications, Enforcements and Child Support issues and where she discovered the satisfaction of providing support to those who are involved in family law litigation. She also had the opportunity to mediate and litigate a wide variety of family law issues. Megan brings to the table a vast amount of courtroom experience and settlement experience making her comfortable and capable of handing litigation and settlement in a competent and confident manner.
• Misdemeanors