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Child Custody Attorneys Who Put You & Your Kids First

Be equipped and empowered to make the right decisions for your family.

Act in the best interest of your children
Fight for fair results with custom strategies
Create healthy solutions for the future

Fighting through child custody and child support issues is stressful.

If you’re in the thick of a child custody dispute, we understand you might be feeling:

Worried about the well-being of your children
Anxious about how this might affect them in the future
Scared of unfair custody terms and losing time with your kids
Overwhelmed with all the decisions that need to be made
Exhausted from dealing with a high-conflict partner

When it feels like everything is on the line, we advocate for you so you can create a bright, safe future for your children.

FAMILY

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What we do

Here to help you protect your children.

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Child Custody & Visitation

No two child custody cases are the same. We’ll work closely together to craft a customized plan to help you fight for a fair outcome and protect your children.

Whenever possible, we negotiate child custody disputes to be resolved outside of the courtroom. Contested child custody disputes with ongoing litigation is rarely in a child’s best interest. Ongoing litigation puts stress on the entire family - emotionally and financially.

That said, we know that many parents have to fight for their children, and we’re prepared to deal with high-conflict partners including those with addiction issues, a history of domestic violence, and those who withhold parenting time as a weapon to hurt the other parent.

A great child custody attorney will ensure that you have the documents, evidence, witnesses, and experts needed to prove your case in court if necessary. The right child custody lawyer for you will be able to craft a plan to meet your needs and protect your family.

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Child Support

Your most important obligation is to protect your children, including financially. Calculating child support can be complex and confusing whether you’re the payee or the payor. We can walk you through the process.

California uses a standardized algebraic formula to calculate the dollar amount of child support. It weighs key factors to determine the financial needs of the children and the parents’ respective abilities to pay, such as the number of children, the respective income of each parent, and the percentage of time the children spend with each parent.

When the percentage of time with each parent is easily determinable and the parents' incomes are not in dispute, parents often come to an agreement. When parents cannot agree, either parent can file a Request for Order with the court asking that a judge determine the amount of child support.

Either way, hiring a child support attorney you trust will help you fight for fair outcomes.

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There are many factors to navigate, but you don’t need to go it alone.

Private custody evaluations
Dispute settlement
Parenting plan assessment
Professionally-supervised visitations
Parenting Time
Parenting Plans
Holiday Schedules

School Choice
High-Conflict Child Custody
Child Relocation (Move-Away)
Father's Rights
Custody and Substance Abuse
Custody and Domestic Violence

"Very understanding of the fact that the situation is very difficult and stressful."

Let me start by saying Emily is very easy to work with. Given the fact that it is never easy to go through a situation where you need her services, she made the whole process so much easier than it may have been. Emily is extremely professional and knowledgeable. I had a particularly difficult custody case due to the fact that the other party was not willing to cooperate at all. She is also very understanding of the fact that the situation is very difficult and stressful for you. Emily guided me through the process and helped me stay calm during an extremely intense period of time. We ended up having to go to court, and won everything, and more than we had wanted.
– Dan
"She is empathetic, organized, caring, patient, and timely."

Emily is an amazing and reliable lawyer. She is empathetic, organized, caring, patient, timely, and always made sure that I understood all the logistics of my divorce. Because of Emily, I am able to make important legal decisions for my kids and was able to get money to support my kids. I can't speak highly enough about Emily. You will be lucky to have her as a lawyer. She is truly an Angel sent during one of the most difficult times of my life.
– Janet
"She was a trustworthy and dependable guide through my darkest days."

My divorce was a particularly messy one involving kids. The early stages of separation required extremely fast and decisive action, while simultaneously preparing for all the curveballs yet to come. Emily delivered on all fronts. She has a gift for distilling the chaos of information and emotion, keeping clear and meaningful goals front and center, all while maintaining empathy and kindness. She was a trustworthy and dependable guide through my darkest days, and I can't recommend Emily enough.
- James A.
"By far the most professional and comforting lawyer I have ever met."

Emily is by far the most professional and comforting lawyer I have ever met. I was so nervous going into working with anyone when it comes to my son.
- Emily D.
"She really listened to our concerns and was able to guide us through a maze of possible scenarios."

My son recently had some troubles with regard to the potential custody issues of his unborn son and his son's mother. What should have been an otherwise joyous occasion soon turned chaotic and stressful compounded by everyone's general lack of knowledge in such a complicated scenario. My niece referred us to Emily Rubenstein, and she made herself available to hear out all of the circumstances. She really listened to our concerns and was able to guide us through a maze of possible scenarios. Having the knowledge of next steps to take brought so much peace to all of us involved. Emily continues to represent us, and we are ever so grateful for her calm demeanor when issues of such a nature can raise everyone's emotions sky-high. Emily is an extremely caring and brilliant attorney, and I would wholeheartedly recommend her without hesitation.
- Lori R.

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Our Process

Support for you & your children, start to finish.

We’re here to guide and advocate for you until there is a resolution.

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Book an initial consultation with our intake concierge or a one-on-one with one of our lead attorneys.

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Tell Us Your Story

In the initial consultation, we will gather information and learn about your goals.

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Move Forward, One Step at a Time

If you become a client, we’ll create a custom strategy and guide you exactly how we would want to be – with compassion, strength, and emotional intelligence.

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