Services & Fees

 

Case Assessment Session

 
I provide an evaluation of your divorce or paternity case during an initial session, a Case Assessment Session.  I do not provide free consultations.  For more information on case assessment sessions, please visit Case Assessment Sessions.

Divorce

 
Uncontested Divorce – Flat-fee divorce for parties who are in agreement on all issues related to their divorce.

Contested or Litigated Divorces – Contested divorces are those where the parties are not in agreement as to one or more issues related to their divorce.  Fees for these divorces are offered on either a flat-fee or hourly-fee basis.  If you are facing an uncontested divorce (or are unsure as to whether it will be uncontested) and decide to engage me to represent you , you will have the opportunity to choose from a flat fee or hourly fee basis for services to be rendered.  See the Uncontested and Contested section in Divorce in Florida on this site for more information on the litigation of a divorce and  the Litigation section, below,for the types of cases for which litigation services are provided.

Paternity Cases

 
Whether you need to establish paternity of a child or need to modify a provision of an agreement or final judgment of paternity as to parental responsibility, time-sharing or child support, a Case Evaluation Session is offered on the same terms as for divorces generally.  If you decide to engage me to represent you, you will also have the opportunity to decide on what fee basis-flat fee or hourly fee- you wish to engage me.

Litigation

 
As a Florida family law attorney, I litigate for and provide legal representation to individuals who need to:

• get a divorce and protect their rights and define their obligations relative to their children, property, debt, and alimony;

• modify or change issues concerning children, including child support and time-sharing provisions; or alimony;

• enforce the Final Judgment or provisions of their marital settlement agreement or divorce decree;

• establish rights and obligations in the paternity of a child, including providing for parental responsibility, time-

sharing and child support provisions;

• protect themselves from domestic violence; and

• defend themselves when unfairly accused of domestic violence.

 

See How We Work for information on my general approach to family cases.  However, each case is different, and will require a particular case strategy, which may be revised depending on developments in the case.

Mediation Services:

 
In Florida‘s Family Court, any contested matter that will be tried must first be mediated. Mediation is a great tool for you, as a party in a contested matter,  to try to settle your differences with the other party before you spend a lot of money and energy in participating in a full trial.

As a mediator, I do not represent any party. Instead, I am a neutral third party who helps you and the other party communicate better to solve the dispute by helping you to consider alternatives neither on of you may have considered.  I mediate prior to you and the other party going into court, or after the case has been filed with the Court.

Of course, if I am retained to represent a party, I cannot later become a mediator in the same case.

To find out more about mediation, its benefits, and consider whether it can help you resolve your particular legal problem, please visit Florida Divorce Mediation at FlDivorceMediation.com.

To find out more information about me and my experience, click About Vivian C. Rodriguez.