Family Law

• Divorce
  Divorce usually involves a high amount of emotion and expense. A dedicated divorce attorney can work with you throughout the divorce process to minimize the emotional strain and cost normally associated with these proceedings. We handle both complex contested and uncontested divorces.
• Child Support
  Our law firm routinely handles matters involving child support, whether they are ancillary to the divorce proceeding or partnership separation, or those child support issues that arise at a later date. You may need to terminate child support when your child is not longer a minor, or when there is a need for an adjustment based upon the child's needs or financial status of a parent.
• Child Custody and Visitation
  Our law firm routinely handles child custody cases. For help to determine the best custody arrangement for you and your children with an attorney with heart, call us at (205) 366-9283 today. We will review the custody evaluator’s recommendations, identify the children’s preferences and explain how local and state laws impact your specific case and family situation. You need an attorney who will ensure that your children receive a visitation plan that is in their best interest.
• Adoption
• Paternity
• Guardianship
  Diane Oraif Law also handles both petitions for Dependency in Juvenile Court, and petitions for guardianship for immigrant minors based on Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) pursuant to 8 USC § 1101(a)(27)(j). The purpose of the SIJS program is to help foreign children in the United States who have been abandoned, abused, or neglected.
• Spousal Support
  For many, family law is thought to be synonymous with divorce proceedings. In reality, divorce is just one aspect of family law which covers a broad array of domestic issues including adoption, pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, paternity, child support, and alimony issues.
• Legal Separation
  If you wish to pursue a legal separation or divorce in light of the events, our legal team can advise you on the best steps to keep you safe and dissolve the marriage as fast as possible while keeping your best interests in mind.
• Child Abuse
  The actual makeup of the brain is changed as a result of trauma. It can be domestic violence, child abuse, war. The shape of the brain and the way the brain is functioned is actually changed.

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  Jose Padilla was a lawful permanent resident for over 40 years, and served our country in the Vietnam War. He pled guilty to trafficking of marijuana, after being advised by his criminal defense attorney that because he had been in the USA so long, this conviction would not lead to deportation. Actually Mr. Padilla's conviction for drug distribution made him subject to automatic deportation.
• Assault

Immigration Law

• Citizenship and Naturalization
• Work Visas