Family Law

Family Law Attorney Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania family law attorneys at the Law Offices of Maribeth Blessing, LLC, offer comprehensive counsel and representation in any area of family law. Where conflict is an issue, we encourage and facilitate alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in the form of mediation and arbitration whenever possible. Contact a Montgomery County, Pennsylvania family law attorney at the Law Offices of Maribeth Blessing, LLC, to schedule a consultation on any of the following family law matters.

• Divorce (dissolution of marriage)
  
  A member of Collaborative Family Law Affiliates, attorney Maribeth Blessing encourages clients to avoid litigation whenever possible. However, when litigation cannot be avoided, the Law Offices of Maribeth Blessing, LLC, stands solidly with our clients as we advocate vigorously for their interests.

• Spousal support (alimony)
  
  We have experience facilitating support agreements involving monthly incomes over $20,000, as well as incomes under $20,000 per year.

• Child custody
  
  Attorney Maribeth Blessing has developed a strong reputation for her knowledge and skills in the area of child custody dispute resolution, often accomplished through mediation.

• Child support
  
  Our firm is highly experienced at navigating parents through the various formulas needed to conform with the Pennsylvania child support guidelines.

• Division of Property

• Post-Divorce Modifications

• Property settlements
  
  We are experienced in helping clients achieve equitable divisions of marital property.

• Cohabitation agreements
  
  We handle all aspects of contracts for cohabitating couples, including same-sex partnerships, as well as dissolutions of such partnerships.

• Adoption
  
  Many family law firms don’t handle full adoptions, but we do as part of our full service family law practice.

• Step-parent adoption
  
  We assist our family law clients in all aspects of step-parent adoption.

• Same-sex partner adoptions
  
  We have handled a number of adoptions for gay couples.

• Protection from abuse (PFA)
  
  Attorney Maribeth Blessing is a trained child advocate who often works on a pro bono basis in cases where protection from abuse is sought on behalf of children in cases of domestic violence. Attorney Blessing also represent parties who have filed a protection from abuse action, or had one filed against them.

• Grandparents’ rights
  
  Our firm often handles child custody cases involving custodial grandparents.

• Guardianships
  
  We have appointed guardians for adult children in cases where they were adjudicated as incompetent by the court. We are also often involved in guardianship cases taking place in Orphans’ Court.

To schedule a confidential consultation on any of these or related family law matters, contact our Pennsylvania family lawyers.