Helping You Manage Family Law Concerns
If you need legal help with a family law matter, it is important to have a knowledgeable advocate protecting your rights. Located in Libertyville and serving the greater Lake County area, attorney Robbin Vanderwoude is ready to vigorously represent your family law interests.
At The Law Office of Robbin D. Vanderwoude, Robbin prepares every case in a manner that ensures that she operates from a position of wisdom and strength. She is an experienced family law lawyer who understands the importance of thorough preparation and attention to detail. The majority of family law cases are resolved through negotiation, mediation or collaborative divorce. She will help you decide which method is right for you and your family.
Finding Solutions For Families In Lake County, Illinois
At The Law Office of Robbin D. Vanderwoude, your experienced attorney can represent you in all standard family law matters, including:
Divorce: Offering representation in uncontested, contested, mediated and collaborative divorces. She takes on divorces ranging from simple uncontested cases to complex contested divorces for high-net-worth couples.
Property division: Protecting your rights in the equitable distribution of assets. The state divides marital property by what is fair, which is not necessarily a 50-50 division. You need a strong advocate on your side.
Spousal maintenance: Making sure you pay or receive an amount of support that is fair. This is often a contentious issue, but Robbin has the skill and knowledge to protect your interests, even in high-asset divorces.
Child custody and support: Seeking a fair resolution for the allocation of parental responsibilities as well as the order of child support payments. You want time with your children and for them to receive the financial support they need. Let Robbin seek the custody and support outcomes you are looking for.
Modifications: Handling post-decree changes to family law orders. Whether it involves alimony, spousal support or child custody, you can work with the firm to modify the relevant orders to better reflect things as they are now.
Prenuptial agreements: Protecting your options if you divorce. With a prenuptial agreement, you and your spouse create a plan for dividing assets and debts if your marriage ends in divorce. Note that child custody and support are not allowed in a prenuptial agreement.
Alternative Dispute Resolution Options
There is more than one way to resolve a family law dispute. Robbin helps people resolve family law disputes and attempts to limit court time and litigation through skilled negotiation and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) options such as mediation and collaborative law.
Robbin is a trained family law mediator and collaborative law attorney, allowing her to offer clients a versatile array of options for resolving family law disputes regarding divorce, property division, child custody and other sensitive matters.
Advantages Of Mediation
In the mediation process, a third-party neutral evaluator hears both sides of a legal dispute and guides the parties toward a resolution they can both live with. Mediation offers many advantages. It is often faster and less expensive than a litigated divorce, and it puts more control in the hands of the divorcing parties. Also, it typically creates less acrimony than traditional litigation.
The Law Office of Robbin D. Vanderwoude is a neutral evaluator who has successfully guided many clients to amicable, cost-effective resolutions of their family law disputes.
Collaborative Divorce
In a collaborative divorce, both parties sign an agreement that they will not go to court. The collaborative process often involves neutral experts in fields such as finance and child psychology. With the guidance of these experts, the parties work to find common ground in areas of disagreement.
Talk To A Lake County, Illinois, Lawyer Who Can Help
The Law Office of Robbin D. Vanderwoude is here to reduce the emotional toll of divorce to the greatest possible extent. When you are ready to explore your family law and dispute resolution options, Robbin and her team will be here for you. Reach out to her by telephone at 847-680-8508 or send her an email through the online contact form.