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Divorce Attorneys in Reno, Nevada

Nevada Divorce Involves More Than a Courthouse Filing

Divorce is rarely just a legal process of separation. It’s also a complete financial restructuring, parenting negotiation, and an emotional process, all at the same time. The decisions made during a divorce about property, support, and especially children tend to have a long reach. Getting them right matters more than getting them fast.

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 courts decide custody based on the best interests of the child. That standard sounds simple, but it’s not. It involves legal custody and physical custody. These matters determine who makes decisions about your child’s daily life and how time is divided between parents. Courts evaluate a range of factors: each parent’s involvement and stability, the child’s existing relationships and routines, the ability of each parent to support the other’s role, and any history of abuse or conflict.

In Washoe County, family court judges expect parents to come in with a realistic, detailed parenting plan. Clients who walk in with a thoughtful proposal tend to fare better than those who walk in with a demand. We help you build the former.

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.

You’ll hear from us. You’ll know what’s happening with your case and why. When something changes, we’ll tell you. When you have questions, we’ll answer them. 

We’ll be honest with you about what’s realistic. If a certain outcome is unlikely given your facts, we’ll say so early rather than let you build your expectations around something that isn’t likely. And when the situation calls for being aggressive (in negotiation or in court), we push. We do not create conflict to generate fees. We do not drag cases out unnecessarily. And we do not treat family law like a transaction. These are real decisions with real consequences for real families in our community. And we approach each case that way.