Divorce Lawyer Serving Bakersfield and California
When a marriage ends, you must deal with intense emotions and disruption in your personal life. At the same time, a range of legal issues must be resolved satisfactorily in order for you to fully heal and move forward with your life.
At the firm of Barbara McDaniel Harris, Attorney at Law, we guide our clients through the process of divorce with compassion and a commitment to protect their rights and interests. Our goal is to put our clients in the best personal and financial position possible so that they can make a successful transition to the next stage of their lives.
In addition to helping those clients in traditional marriages, we can also help clients wishing to dissolve a domestic partnership. California law allows the creation of domestic partnership agreements between gay or lesbian couples and between heterosexual couples over the age of 62. Lawyer Barbara McDaniel Harris can draft a domestic partnership agreement tailored specifically for your needs and designed to achieve your objectives should your relationship end, and she can help you dissolve one should you choose to go separate ways.
Our firm represents clients in all matters related to marital and domestic partnership dissolution, including:
- Divorce
- Legal separation
- Annulment
- Child custody and visitation
- Child support
- Spousal support (alimony)
- Property and debt division
- Domestic violence or child abuse
Call (661) 859-1826 or contact us online to schedule your consultation.
Competence with Compassion
When we first start working with you, we will learn about your personal situation, what led to you considering dissolution or separation, your financial position, your family and your goals. We will then discuss your options and the legal process in detail.
Unfortunately, because of extremely crowded court dockets and the sheer volume of cases filed in California courts, a resolution to your case may not be final for some time. You can feel confident that throughout your case, we will pursue your goals with compassion and conviction. We want to help you move forward and start your new life in the best position possible.
In many cases, we can reach a satisfactory outcome through negotiation with your spouse or, if they are represented by counsel, their attorney. Other situations are more contentious, and in those cases, aggressive litigation may be necessary to reach a resolution.
Your future is important to us. We want to help you achieve the outcome that is right for you — one that protects your rights and allows you to look forward to the next stage of your life with anticipation and hope.
For a consultation with Barbara McDaniel Harris, Attorney at Law, call (661) 859-1826 or contact us online. Our firm serves clients throughout the Bakersfield area and all of Southern California.
