Our firm is committed to achieving results based on reasonable goals established in consultation with our clients, taking into consideration cost-benefit and risk reward factors. We believe that candor is essential to our attorney-client relationships and give our clients the information they need to assess the strengths and weaknesses of their cases.
We are an award-winning law firm. Our reputation and credibility are key to our relationships with judges, opposing counsel and clients. Madigan & Lewis, LLP is dedicated to the practice of family law and serves clients living in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties.
We are an award-winning law firm. Our reputation and credibility are key to our relationships with judges, opposing counsel and clients. Madigan & Lewis, LLP is dedicated to the practice of family law and serves clients living in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties.
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We are a woman-owned and operated law firm.
Both partners are certified by the State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization as Family Law Specialists and provide legal services to clients throughout Silicon Valley.
Divorce is one of life's most stressful events.
Having resolved hundreds of complex family law cases, we see ourselves as your guides, helping you to achieve your goals and successfully navigate this phase of your life.
We work to find creative solutions for our clients' family law problems.
Both partners are certified by the State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization as Family Law Specialists and provide legal services to clients throughout Silicon Valley.
Divorce is one of life's most stressful events.
Having resolved hundreds of complex family law cases, we see ourselves as your guides, helping you to achieve your goals and successfully navigate this phase of your life.
We work to find creative solutions for our clients' family law problems.
California was among the first states to adopt "no-fault" divorce, replacing a system that insisted a marriage could not end without a showing that one party had committed some culpable act, like adultery, abandonment or, in California, cruelty.
Under the old system, every proceeding was adversarial, and it was an open secret that the parties often perjured themselves to obtain a divorce decree.
In the words of California Supreme Court Justice Stanley Mosk, writing in dissent two years after the state adopted the no-fault approach, the process was "a melancholy charade."
Under the old system, every proceeding was adversarial, and it was an open secret that the parties often perjured themselves to obtain a divorce decree.
In the words of California Supreme Court Justice Stanley Mosk, writing in dissent two years after the state adopted the no-fault approach, the process was "a melancholy charade."
Like any legal matter, an action to dissolve a marriage can be settled by a negotiated agreement between the parties at any time during the case.
In fact, the majority of cases settle, but that does not mean achieving a settlement is necessarily straightforward.
A settlement agreement or stipulated judgment generally does more than just end the marriage.
It usually addresses the other difficult issues that can accompany a divorce: matters of child custody and visitation, questions of child and spousal support, and the division of assets and debts.
In fact, the majority of cases settle, but that does not mean achieving a settlement is necessarily straightforward.
A settlement agreement or stipulated judgment generally does more than just end the marriage.
It usually addresses the other difficult issues that can accompany a divorce: matters of child custody and visitation, questions of child and spousal support, and the division of assets and debts.
In mediation, a neutral third-party mediator meets with the parties to resolve one or more issues.
The mediator does not advocate for either side, serving instead to facilitate resolution and, when necessary, to explain the law to the parties.
Generally, family law attorney mediators require or at least encourage their clients to be represented by counsel in the mediation process.
Our attorneys often serve in this consulting capacity, advising clients as they go through the mediation process and reviewing any agreements that are reached.
The mediator does not advocate for either side, serving instead to facilitate resolution and, when necessary, to explain the law to the parties.
Generally, family law attorney mediators require or at least encourage their clients to be represented by counsel in the mediation process.
Our attorneys often serve in this consulting capacity, advising clients as they go through the mediation process and reviewing any agreements that are reached.
The divorce process can be a challenging experience, emotionally, legally and financially.
Couples are often concerned about the impact divorce may have on their children, family relationships, and finances.
Collaborative Divorce is an alternative dispute resolution process which emphasizes creative, long lasting resolutions that are in the best interests of all family members and keeps the well-being of the children at the forefront.
Collaborative professionals strive for win-win solutions.
Unlike the public court process, the Collaborative Divorce process is also private.
Couples are often concerned about the impact divorce may have on their children, family relationships, and finances.
Collaborative Divorce is an alternative dispute resolution process which emphasizes creative, long lasting resolutions that are in the best interests of all family members and keeps the well-being of the children at the forefront.
Collaborative professionals strive for win-win solutions.
Unlike the public court process, the Collaborative Divorce process is also private.
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