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Divorce Attorneys in Reno, Nevada

Nevada Divorce Involves More Than a Courthouse Filing

Divorce in Nevada involves important decisions about property division, child custody, support, and your financial future. Carlson & Work helps clients navigate both contested and uncontested divorces, including complex matters involving businesses, retirement accounts, and high-value assets.

Nevada is a community property state, which sounds simple until a business, a professional practice, or a retirement account is involved. Valuing and dividing those assets correctly, rather than quickly, is where the outcome of a high-asset Nevada divorce is actually decided.

We handle all of it — contested and uncontested divorces, divorces involving children and those that don’t. High-asset situations with complex property and business interests, as well as cases that start as one thing and become another as they develop. We’ve seen most of what divorce looks like in practice, which means we’re rarely caught off guard by where a case goes.

What we try to do in every case is understand your specific situation first. Including your family dynamics, your financial picture, and your priorities. We build our strategy around that. Not around what typically works, but around what makes sense for you.

Child Custody Lawyers in Reno

Washoe County Family Court Has Expectations — We Know What They Are

For most parents, custody is the part that keeps them up at night. It should be taken seriously, because the parenting arrangements established during a divorce or separation shape your child’s daily life and your relationship with them for years to come.

Nevada child custody decisions focus on the best interests of the child, including parenting involvement, stability, relationships, and each parent’s ability to support the child’s needs. Carlson & Work helps parents create realistic parenting plans and provides representation when custody disputes require negotiation or court action.

Joint custody is generally the starting point in Nevada. That doesn’t mean it’s automatic or that it’s always the right outcome. When the facts support a different arrangement, we build that case with evidence, and within the parameteres of what Washoe County family court actually responds to.

We also know that most custody cases are better resolved through negotiation than through trial. A parenting plan both parents had input on tends to hold up better over time than one handed down by a judge. When settlement is genuinely possible and in your interest, we pursue it. When it isn’t, we’re ready for court.

What Working With Our Firm Looks Like

Trial-Ready. Family Law-Focused. Northern Nevada Rooted.

Personalized Legal Guidance

You will understand what is happening with your case, why decisions are being made, and what options are available.

Honest Case Assessment

We provide realistic expectations based on your circumstances instead of promising outcomes that cannot be guaranteed.

Trial-Ready Representation

When negotiation is not enough, our attorneys have the courtroom experience needed to protect your interests.