Family Law Practice Areas
Dealing with any legal issues regarding family matters can be emotionally taxing and financially draining. Here at The Dasaro Law Firm, we keep your emotional and financial health in mind while helping you resolve important legal concerns. Our goal for each client is to provide the best quality service possible. We believe in listening to our clients—to their personal situations and their concerns. We believe in educating our clients and informing them of their rights so they can make the best possible choice for themselves and their families.
- Divorce
- Child Custody
- Child Support
- Spousal Support “Alimony”
- Domestic Violence
- Adoptions
- Annulment
- Prenuptial Agreements
- Name Changes
- LGBTQ+ Ally
We take a fresh approach to family law issues. We recognize the emotional turmoil that often arises with matters regarding divorce and family law, and we understand that these matters are often complex and emotional. With our compassionate guidance, we are ready to work closely with you to help you navigate these complicated and sensitive issues.
Divorce
Most clients who come to see us to discuss divorce are in the very early stages of contemplating a split. Others may be reeling from unexpectedly being served with a summons and complaint for a divorce by their spouse. Some may have an early inkling that their spouse is considering dissolving the marriage and want to educate themselves about the legal implications in advance. In other situations, both spouses may have known for years that divorce is the right option for them but have only recently decided that the timing is right.
If divorce is not your idea or desire, you may feel vulnerable, sad, angry, afraid, or stunned. At The Dasaro Law Firm, we understand that you may feel emotionally overwhelmed and unprepared during a divorce to make major decisions that will affect you and your family for years to come. We will guide you step by step through the issues that must be addressed in divorce – including property division, alimony and spousal support, child custody and visitation, and child support – and will carefully and compassionately explain the divorce process, develop strategies to meet your needs, and discuss possible outcomes with you.
If you are going through the stress of a divorce, you need a skilled, knowledgeable family law attorney on your side. The legal team of The Dasaro Law Firm takes a fresh approach to family law issues, both in terms of families that are splitting up, and those seeking to remain intact well into the future.
Custody/Child Support
Separating couples are often most worried about the custody and welfare of their children. A skilled attorney will help you navigate visitation, custody, child support, and more. Where will my child live? Who will make the main decisions about education? What will each parent contribute financially? What will happen if the parenting plan is violated? Our experienced team will guide you through the process of creating a parenting plan, as well as establishing or challenging child custody, child support, and visitation rights.
Mediation
In its simplest terms, Mediation is a process to help couples address and successfully resolve the problems that they find themselves faced with. However, unlike your typical divorce proceeding, it will not commit you to a long, bitter and costly struggle. Nor will it make adversaries of you, which will be of no help at all. Rather, a mediator acts as a neutral third party, and will help the two of you address all of the questions concerning the custody and care of your children, the division of your assets, support, and the many other issues that should properly be resolved in your ultimate agreement. Just as important, its aim will be to leave you with an agreement that both of you feel you can live with, not an agreement that only meets the needs of one of you, as is so often the case when couples turn to the winner-take-all world of adversarial divorce proceedings.
Divorcing couples increasingly choose mediation because it offers many crucial advantages over the traditional divorce process. It allows you the most ‘say’ in the result while you work out important issues in privacy, as constructively as possible. We also assist clients with Post-Judgment Divorce issues regarding economic matters, parenting time, modifications of Child/Spousal Support, and many other additional issues.
Attorney Julia Dasaro is a court approved Mediator with advanced Mediation and Collaborative Law training. She is a panelist for the Superior Court of New Jersey Family Division’s Early Settlement Program in the Monmouth County Vicinage, as well as a court appointed Arbitrator with the State of New Jersey Judiciary Mandatory non-binding Arbitration Program. Her main task is to act as a neutral voice assisting couples in coming to an agreement that both parties can agree to–one which is in the best interests of both parties. She will provide information and a constructive environment to help the parties communicate and understand their individual and common interests so that they can explore reasonable options and make practical decisions that benefit their family.
Prenuptial “pre-nup” or Post Nuptial Agreements
Couples who intend to get married may enter into a prenuptial agreement. The purpose of most prenuptial agreements is to clarify issues involving the division of property and spousal support (alimony) if the parties decide to get divorced or separate. Parties who are already married may enter into post nuptial agreements. Post nuptial agreements are basically the same as prenuptial agreements, except that the parties are already married.
