Legal Consultation

Family Law Consultations

Consultations offer legal information about an issue or a pending case. Legal consultations can help you gain a deeper understanding of a variety of issues before taking action. 

People seek legal consultation for a variety of issues including:

  • When should you litigate and if there is a benefit to commencing the action or postponing your filing

  • What to expect from the various stages of legal proceedings such as discovery, motions, emergency hearings, and trials

  • Meetings with experts, attorneys for the children and forensic evaluators: their roles and their potential impact on the case

  • Navigating a religious divorce (“get”) in Supreme Court and the beit din: where to start?

  • Domestic violence: its impact on a family law matter, safety planning, and how to report incidents

  • Dealing with suspected incidents of child abuse

  • Factors in a custody case

  • Factors in a relocation case

  • Moving out of state with a minor child

  • Eligibility for court-appointed counsel and expert fees

  • How to seek child and spousal support and what to expect

  • What to do if a parent’s income cannot be ascertained

  • How to secure future support payments

  • How to enforce support payments 

  • What does a pro se (unrepresented by legal counsel) court process entail?

  • Connecting with other professionals: therapists, financial divorce advisors, pension specialists

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Litigated family law cases are typically messy and stressful proceedings. The heightened emotions during this process can obscure the legal issues in the case and muddy the path to moving forward. An experienced attorney can help clarify the “bottom line” goals of the litigant, map out the next steps and strategize how to approach some of the issues that will inevitably come up.

  • No, as that would impact the neutrality of the mediator.

    Clients that receive individual legal consultations with Nataneli Law & Mediation will be provided a referral to other mediation services upon request.