Practice Areas : Divorce
Practice Areas : Arbitration & Mediation
5 family law attorneys serve Whippany 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 Whippany also cover Divorce (6) and Domestic Violence (5). The same practice elsewhere in New Jersey: Hackensack (29), Livingston (10) and Red Bank (9). Across New Jersey the directory lists 79 attorneys in this practice; Whippany is 8th by their number among 8 cities.