Rochester Divorce and Family Law Attorney
Over 30 Years of Family Law Experience
The Law Offices of Alan L. Offen represents men and women throughout New York including Monroe County, Wayne County, Ontario County, Livingston County, Steuben County, Genesee County, and Orleans County, among others. We pride ourselves on providing effective, experienced, dedicated, and client-centered service in all areas of family law, including:
- Divorce: At our firm, your divorce will be handled from beginning to end by attorney Alan L. Offen. With more than 30 years of experience in family law cases, Mr. Offen has the knowledge needed to protect your parental rights, as well as your financial interests. Please click here for additional information about grounds for divorce.
- Child Custody: Nothing is more important to a parent than their children. We passionately protect the rights of men and women in child custody and visitation matters. Our lead attorney, Mr. Offen, has significant experience handling custody disputes which may occur either during or after a divorce. Please click here for additional information about child custody/visitation.
- Child Support/Spousal Maintenance: The state of New York has established a complicated statutory formula to determine the child support obligations of parents. Complex issues such as imputed income and the effect of child residency and custodial designations can make it almost impossible for lay people to be fully informed of their rights and responsibilities. Contact Link to Contact Us experienced child support attorney, Alan Offen, if you have a question regarding a motion for modification of child support, or need assistance with a child support question/issue. Please click here to learn more about child support/spousal maintenance.
- Division of Assets and Debts/Equitable Distribution/Property Division: Our firm has significant experience representing clients in cases involving large marital estates and complex division of marital property issues. Please click here to learn more about equitable distribution.
- Collaborative Law: Under our current legal system you have the choice to either resolve the issues between yourselves without Court intervention or follow the standard procedure of litigation and ultimately have the final determination made by a Judge in the black robe. The essence of collaborative law is the belief, shared by the two clients and their respective attorneys, that it is better for the clients and their families to resolve their matters amicably and without going to Court.
- Separation Agreements: A separation agreement is a contract made between a separating couple which resolves any potential issues involving child custody, child support, and spousal maintenance, among others. Our firm is readily able to draft these contracts for clients.
- Pre-Nuptial and Post-Nuptial Agreements: If you are getting married, or have been married for several years, a pre-nuptial or post-nuptial agreement can prove to be an important legal tool. Regardless of whether or not you have significant assets, these agreements can protect your individual property from being divided in the event of a divorce or separation.
- Other Family Law Services: Some of the other essential family law services our firm provides include stepparent adoptions, grandparent assistance in custody and visitation disputes, third party custody, paternity, and domestic abuse relief involving family offense hearings and orders for protection.
- Real Estate: At the Law Offices of Alan L. Offen, we represent both commercial and individual clients in all proceedings and transactions that deal with real property and the structures attached to it, including purchase and sale, mortgages, foreclosures, leases, title examinations, closings, and management. We also represent a number of landlords and property management specialists in the area of eviction and collection matters.
- Wills and Trusts: At the Law Offices of Alan L. Offen, we have the resources to counsel clients on estate planning (including tax ramifications) and to prepare both simple and complex Wills. This includes discussions involving the establishment of various trusts. We also are in the position to administer and/or probate wills of all sizes and complexity.
- Small Business: Although the majority of our practice involves family law, a significant portion of it is devoted to representing business clients. Our firm assists clients in formation and business planning, including whether they want to operate as a closely held business, limited liability company, partnership, or corporation. We advise our clients about directors' and officers' liability, dissolution, franchising, reorganization, trade association membership, and activity, joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, business successions, and shareholders' rights.
To speak with an experienced family law and matrimonial lawyer on any family law matter, please call the Law Offices of Alan L. Offen in Rochester, New York, at (585) 200-3903 or (866) 869-3164.
Law Offices of Alan L. Offen
290 Linden Oaks
1st Floor
Rochester, NY 14625-2815