1300 50th Street, Suite 102, West Des Moines, Iowa, 50266
Practice Areas : Criminal Law
1200 Valley West Drive, Suite 206-02, West Des Moines, Iowa, 50266
Practice Areas : Divorce
5 family law attorneys serve West Des Moines and the surrounding area. Their work covers custody and parenting time, child and spousal support, paternity, guardianship, adoption, prenuptial agreements and enforcement of existing orders.
Most family matters settle, and the attorneys who settle them well are usually the ones who narrow the dispute early. Ask each firm how it approaches mediation, and how it handles high-conflict cases when mediation fails.
Family work is normally billed hourly against a retainer. Ask for the rate, the retainer and what happens when it is exhausted before you sign anything.
Lawyers listed in West Des Moines also cover Personal Injury (10), Criminal Law (8) and Estate Planning (7). The same practice elsewhere in Iowa: Des Moines (7), Cedar Rapids (7) and Iowa City (5). Across Iowa the directory lists 24 attorneys in this practice; West Des Moines is 3rd by their number among 4 cities.