Family Law

The Family Law Group focuses on complex divorce actions, including property division and alimony, custody, visitation, child support, paternity actions, termination of parental rights, step-parent adoption cases, guardianship proceedings, and marital and premarital agreements requiring a high level of sensitivity, experience and knowledge of the law. We assist our clients in achieving their goals through strategic planning, artful negotiations, clear communication, and when necessary, thoughtful and effective litigation techniques.

Practical Guidance

Our representation is characterized by a balance of fervent client advocacy and practical guidance. We approach the myriad of issues intrinsic to the practice of family law with sensitivity, compassion, and thoughtful consideration given to the long-term implications of the results that we achieve on behalf of our clients. We are credited for consistently being extremely well prepared, compassionate advocates and advisors, who have mastered practicing family law in and outside the courthouses in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Our Clients

We represent executives, professionals and high-net-worth individuals in the business, medical, legal, accounting and educational communities, as well as high profile athletes, celebrities and politicians. Our clients are often coping with highly emotional and personal family and financial issues that they are unable to resolution on their own. We are committed to assisting clients in achieving their personal goals and ensuring that they find resolution emotionally in intact.

Active Leaders

We are active members and leaders of the State and Local Bar Associations’ Family Law Sections and local Inns of Court. We have been recognized by Avvo as a top-rated lawyer, and Pennsylvania Super Lawyers for family law. RCCB’s family law practice regularly works with clients from a variety of non-profit legal organizations as part of our pro-bono service.

CONTESTED AND UNCONTESTED DIVORCE

Dissolution of marriage and domestic partnerships, bifurcation, equitable distribution, and name changes

PRENUPTIAL AND POST-NUPTIAL AGREEMENTS

Premarital and post-marital agreements, domestic partnership agreements and cohabitation agreements

CHILD AND SPOUSAL SUPPORT

Calculation of child support, alimony pendent lite, and spousal support
Setting and collecting support arrears through judgments, liens, garnishments, writs of execution, levies, and other enforcement methods

CHILD CUSTODY

Legal and physical custody (emergency/expedited/standard track), parenting plans, custody modification, contempt of custody orders/enforcement issues, custody relocation and grandparent and third-party standing and rights in custody proceedings