Las Vegas Family Lawyer
At the core of family law are life-changing decisions individuals are often forced to make. At Kainen Law Group, we understand the personal crossroads our clients face when dealing with a divorce, custody disputes and other family law matters, contact our experienced Las Vegas family lawyers today.
Offering Customized Family Law Solutions
Our family law attorneys in Las Vegas never try to oversimplify the complexity of a situation by offering one-size-fits-all solutions. The types of cases we handle require more attention. Our legal team takes the time necessary to develop customized solutions for our clients dealing with complex family law matters such as:
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Divorce: Our divorce lawyers have extensive experience handing all types of divorces, including cases involving complex custody issues, division of substantial assets and cases requiring extensive litigation.
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Child custody and modifications: Disputes over child custody issues can have major consequences for parents and their children. Our attorneys are especially effective at developing lasting solutions based on children’s best interest.
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Relocation with a child: Whether you want to move out of state with your child or you need help objecting to a relocation request, we will work to protect your parental rights. Relocation cases can cause emotions to run high. When the stakes are this high, experience matters most.
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Paternity cases: Our attorneys are experienced at assisting unmarried parents with the establishment of parental rights and the establishment and modification of child custody and support decrees.
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Child support: Nevada’s child support guidelines are particularly complex, because while defined in the statutes, they are applied differently based upon how custody is divided between parents. Our child support lawyers can help you pursue a fair and equitable child support determination.
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Alimony/spousal support: In Nevada, alimony is awarded on a case-by-case basis and is governed by complex applications of statutes and case law. Our firm can help you pursue alimony or seek to limit your spousal support obligations.
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Asset division and property settlements: Our attorneys have the experience to address all issues affecting the distribution of community property and debts in divorce. We have experience dealing with business and property valuations and defining which assets are separate versus community property.
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Business and large marital estate division: Our firm frequently handles business valuations, complex estate planning and other issues affecting large marital estates.
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Prenuptial agreements: Our attorneys help clients protect themselves through the drafting or negotiation of premarital, cohabitation and domestic partnership agreements. These agreements define what happens at divorce or death and are essential components of estate planning.
Las Vegas Family Law Specialists FAQs
The outcome of a divorce can have lasting effects on you and your family for years to come, so it is natural to have a lot of questions if you are considering divorce or if you have been served with divorce papers. Below are answers to questions about Nevada family law that the attorneys at the Kainen Law Group frequently encounter as they handle divorce and other matters in North Las Vegas, Henderson, Boulder City and surrounding communities. If you have other questions, or if you need to speak with an attorney about a pending divorce or other family law matter in Nevada, please call the Kainen Law Group at 702-823-4900.
Do grandparents have a right to visitation with their grandchildren?
In general, parents have a fundamental right to decide how to raise their kids, which may include restricting access from grandparents. However, Nevada law recognizes certain times when grandparents may go to court to assert their right to visitation. These situations include where the grandparents’ child:
- Is deceased
- Is divorced or separated from the custodial parent
- Lived with the other parent but never married, and is now separated
- Gave up parental rights or had them terminated in a legal proceeding
If a parent unreasonably restricts access to the grandchildren, the grandparents must meet a high standard in court to prove that visitation would be in the best interests of the children. The court considers many factors in making this determination.
What is required to make a valid prenuptial agreement?
First of all, the agreement must be in writing, and it must be signed by both parties before the marriage. Also, the agreement should only address valid subjects to be enforceable. For instance, a prenuptial agreement can address the division of property or payment of alimony in a divorce, or the drafting of a will or purchase of a life insurance policy, but it may not dictate any future terms of child custody or child support. In addition, the agreement must not be unconscionable, or blatantly unfair. An agreement is likely to be upheld as valid if it was entered into voluntarily, and if each spouse had a full and accurate picture of the other’s finances. Disclosure of assets and liabilities may not be required if one party waived the right to receive such a disclosure or could have reasonably known the other spouse’s financial situation even without a disclosure.
My spouse made all the money in our marriage. If we separate, how can I support myself before the divorce is final?
You can ask the judge for a temporary order of alimony or spousal support. This must be done through a motion to the court and should be expertly prepared and argued by your attorney, as your spouse may oppose your motion for temporary support. Any such award is only temporary and may not reflect any final alimony award when the divorce becomes final.
The judge can make other temporary orders while the divorce is pending as well, including temporary orders for child support, child custody and visitation, which spouse or parent is entitled to stay in the family home during the divorce, etc. If you need temporary orders in any of these areas, be sure to discuss this with your attorney, who will need to draft and file appropriate motions with the court.
The judge can also enter orders requiring the couple to maintain the status quo in relation to their finances while the divorce is pending, so that one spouse can’t close out a bank account or keep the other spouse from accessing joint funds.
Can I get an annulment instead of a divorce?
A divorce is the process for ending or dissolving a legal marriage. An annulment, on the other hand, is a judicial declaration that a marriage was never valid to begin with. If your marriage was not legal in the first place, then you may be able to have it annulled. Things that could make the marriage invalid include if one spouse was still legally married to another at the time of your marriage, if the spouses are too closely related to marry under Nevada law, if one of the spouses was under the age of consent to marry or lacked the mental capacity to enter into a marriage, or if one spouse was induced into the marriage under false or fraudulent grounds (false promises, false claim of pregnancy, etc.).
Contact Our Las Vegas Family Lawyers for High-Value Service
At Kainen Law Group, we treat every case with the care, personal attention that our family law clients deserve. We strive to meet and exceed our clients’ expectations every day. To discuss your case with our experienced Las Vegas family lawyers, call us at 702-823-4900.
