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Family Law Attorneys in Thousand Oaks and Ventura

Van Sickle & Rowley, LLP, is a longstanding, widely respected Ventura County family law firm led by founding partners with decades of experience and impeccably high standards for client service. Although divorce is the most prevalent reason for seeking family law representation, and we are leading divorce lawyers, our services extend across many other critical family needs.

Productive Negotiations or Assertive Litigation to Settle Your Divorce

Throughout our stellar team of 12 attorneys and a dedicated support staff, we emphasize collaboration and negotiation — an all-out effort to resolve difficult issues in the most timely and cost-effective ways possible. When you face divorce or legal separation, we can work with both you and your spouse in the effort to resolve disputes out of court.

Should negotiations break down, we can still represent you (but only you, and not the other party) in litigation. We are proven, successful trial lawyers who know California family law and our area courts extremely well. Our firm has unique strengths for favorably resolving the important issues that arise in a divorce, including:

• Child custody and visitation — informed by strong values, compassion for parents and children, and an in-depth understanding of mediation and custody evaluations
• Child support and spousal support — critical financial issues with a broad impact on you and your family's future
• Complex property division, when middle- or higher-income families must resolve ownership of key assets such as a home, other real estate, pensions/retirement accounts and other investments
• Business valuation and division — an area of particular skill for us, given Richard Van Sickle's accomplished business background and CFO experience

We also provide attentive, capable counsel in areas such as:

• Post-judgment modifications of child support, custody or other orders
• Paternity matters, from either the mother's or father's perspective
• Restraining orders — involving your business and financial activities or allegations of domestic violence
• Negotiations or litigation associated with parental move-aways
• Prenuptial agreements
• Adoptions
• Estate planning
• Business formations and resolution of business disputes

Whatever your legal challenge, we will work hard to understand your personal priorities, your family's goals and your total financial picture. With that knowledge, we can offer an educated assessment of how long resolving your case may take and the likely cost. To arrange an initial consultation, please call 805-379-3311 or send us an e-mail today.