Family and Domestic Law

Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver, PLC represents clients in all aspects of family law including marital dissolutions, separations, premarital (antenuptial) agreements, post-decree modifications, child custody matters, adoptions and other related issues. Family law matters are many times complicated by related matters such as taxation, property, foreign citizenship, estate planning, and valuation of closely held family businesses and professional practices. WAW’s attorneys specializing in taxation, estate planning, real estate and corporate representation are consulted to insure comprehensive service to the firm's family law clients. Family law matters require a careful understanding of the situation from the client's perspective.

The firm's family law attorneys have many years of experience and understand that every family law situation is unique. The firm's lawyers in the family law practice use their expertise and experience to solve the client's problems efficiently and pragmatically with the goal to help clients achieve the best possible result in what is always a very difficult situation. We are experienced with collaborative areas of law but if other routes of disputes are required, we are skilled in litigation, as well as negotiation.

We assist clients in all aspects of the law relating to the needs of today’s families, including:

• Adoption
• Divorce
• Paternity
• Child Custody
• Child Support
• Visitation
• Legal Separation
• Annulments
• Prenuptial Agreements
• Spousal Support
• Post-Judgment Modifications
• Judgment Enforcement
• Marital Property Division
• High-Asset Property Division

We are experienced mediators who can help our clients achieve the outcome they want through litigation or through alternative, collaborative methods and means. Virginia supports non-adversarial litigation alternatives in the family law arena, such as mandatory mediation, which can save time and money and preserve relationships to the extent possible. Mediation and other Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) processes provide an option for those who prefer to stay out of court. ADR provides many potential advantages for most cases, including reduced cost, faster resolution, less emotional stress, and the ability to construct solutions that are outside of the authority of the courts.

WAW's Family and Domestic Law Attorneys:

Humes J. Franklin, III
Robert C. Lunger

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