Family Law, Estate Planning and Probate
Serving the Legal Needs of the Tampa Bay Area Since 1989
Family law and estate planning issues impact a person's financial situation and legal rights in ways that can have important consequences for the future. At the Brandon Family Law Center, we explain how your rights and financial situation will be affected once a family law dispute or estate plan is finalized. We explain how your tax liability, insurance coverage, business, and legal rights will change and what you can do now to protect your interests.
For compassionate legal advice and strong representation of your interests, contact Brandon Family Law Center, LLC in Tampa, Florida. Our attorney, Mary L. Greenwood, extends 20 years of experience in divorce, adoption, surrogacy, estate planning and other family law issues. Along with our knowledgeable and caring paralegals, we will assist you in every stage of your legal situation.
Protecting the Interests of Individuals and Families
The Brandon Family Law Center focuses exclusively on family law and estate planning matters in order to bring a depth of knowledge and service to our clients in the following areas:
- Family Law - Emphasizing mediation and negotiation, we strive for amicable resolution in divorce cases including the issues of property division, child custody and child and spousal support. We help prepare and file qualified domestic relations orders for clients eligible to receive a portion of their ex-spouse's pension or retirement benefits.
- Modifications of Orders - We protect your interests, whether you are seeking or challenging a petition to relocate with the children or modify child support, custody, visitation, or alimony.
- Domestic Partnership - Our office advises and represents domestic partners in estate planning matters involving wills, trusts, right of survivorship, tenancy agreements, child custody matters, and healthcare planning.
- Adoption - A special focus for our firm, we represent adoptive parents statewide and nationwide in domestic or international private adoption, stepparent adoption, and grandparent adoption. We will also represent birth parents who seek to understand and/or protect their legal rights.
- Surrogacy - Ms. Greenwood has extensive knowledge in this area, representing intended parents or surrogate mothers in Florida and beyond in contracts or disputes.
- Wills, Trust, & Estate Planning - We draft wills, trusts, living wills and powers of attorney to help you protect assets, express wishes for heirs, plan for contingencies, and expedite the probate process. Every estate planning client also receives a free Living Will.
- Elder Law - We help clients of retirement age plan for long-term care and spend down assets legally to qualify for Medicaid. We can prepare Medical Trusts and other Special Needs Trusts.
- Probate Administration - Our staff assists personal representatives in all duties of settling the Florida estate of a loved one. We file formal and summary administrations as well as ancillary administrations throughout the State of Florida.
- Guardianship - We represent legal guardians in establishing guardianships of person and/or property for minors as well as incompetent adults, pre-need planning for guardians, and complying with annual reporting and accounting requirements.
- Paternity Actions - We advise and represent unmarried mothers and fathers in paternity actions to legally establish a child's parentage. In with paternity actions, the court can decide or the parties can agree on child support and each parent's custody and visitation rights.
- Prenuptial Agreements - Our attorney reviews, negotiates, and drafts prenuptial agreements for clients before marriage. A prenuptial agreement can help couples protect their individual property in the event of death or divorce.
Contact the Brandon Family Law Center
For more information regarding our family law and estate planning law practice or to discuss a case, contact the Brandon Family Law Center today.
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