Full-Service Law
Firm
| Norwalk
CT | Divorce
Law | Real Estate
Law | |
Attorney Ferraro offers his legal
expertise to individuals, families, and businesses throughout
Connecticut. We proudly serve the Towns and Cities of
Norwalk, Greenwich, Stamford, Darien, Wilton, New Canaan,
Westport, Southport, Fairfield, Redding, Trumbull, Monroe, Easton
and Weston and all of Fairfield County
Connecticut. Let an experienced
lawyer handle your matter.
Divorce Law and Family Law
Attorney Ferraro operates a well established law firm
located in Norwalk CT, and is an experienced divorce
attorney that can assist you with issues pertaining
to child custody, child
support, family
law, divorce issues, paternity,
parentage, spousal support,
modifications, after divorce,
post-divorce, prenuptial agreements, alimony,
property division, property settlement, uncontested limited
contested and contested divorce trials. Attorney
Ferraro is an experienced lawyer who has concentrated on divorce
law and family law since 1991. Attorney Ferraro can
answer all of your questions pertaining to child custody, child
support, family law, divorce issues, paternity,
parentage, spousal support, modifications, after divorce,
post-divorce, prenuptial agreements, alimony, property
division, property settlement, uncontested limited contested and
contested divorce trials.
Getting divorced is an important decision. We can assist you in
identifying issues concerning your marriage and your decision to
commence an action for divorce or defend one as the case may be.
There are many stages to a divorce and many cases can be settled
without the necessity of court intervention through skillful
negotiation and knowledgeable representation by your
attorney.
Mechanically, an action for dissolution of marriage (divorce)
is a lawsuit brought by one spouse against the other. There are no
negative connotations attributable to either the spouse who brings
the action or the spouse who defends the action. There are three
classifications to divorce; CONTESTED: almost all issues are in
dispute, including custody of the children; LIMITED CONTESTED:
monetary issues are primarily in dispute; and UNCONTESTED: the
parties have agreed to all issues including the division of assets,
custody of children and payment of child support and/or alimony.
Many cases that appear to be, or begin as contested cases, are
resolved as uncontested cases through the hard work and diligence
of both the parties and their attorneys. If the parties are able to
reach an agreement on all of the issues, they proceed with an
uncontested divorce hearing and must appear at a short and simple
final hearing before a Judge who reviews the agreement of the
parties and their financial affidavits before approving the
settlement.
One
of the most frequent questions asked of us is: How long will a
divorce take? In Connecticut there is a ninety (90) day waiting
period from the time your complaint is returned to the Court, after
first being served on your spouse by Sheriff, and the final
hearing. A dissolution of marriage, even an uncontested matter,
cannot be granted prior the ninety day period and may take up to
120 days, adding time for the service and filing of the action.
Limited contested and contested matters cannot be gauged in the
amount of time they will take; each is case specific depending on
the issues and the ability of the parties to work them out. The
fewer issues the parties can resolve on their own the more likely
it is that court intervention will be necessary thus extending the
time between the return date and the final divorce hearing. In my
experience, fully contested divorce actions where property
division, custody and alimony issues are in dispute may take in
excess of a year to resolve.
Attorney’s fees are based on many factors, some of them
include, the time expended, the complexity of issues involved and
the ability of the parties to work together to settle some of the
less difficult issues. Most attorneys will require that a retainer
be paid at the beginning of the action. A retainer is an advance
against the final fee and is typically not the final fee. We will
provide you with a written retainer agreement, which outlines our
fees, what will be expected of you and required of us and our
office.
Attorney Ferraro is experienced at representing both
spouses and children in divorce and other family matters. We can
assist you in all aspects of your case. If your dissolution action
is contested, we will provide you with a legal analysis on property
division, alimony, child support and custody. This will not be a
“set-in-stone” picture of which your settlement will be, however it
may give you a clearer picture of the options and outcomes which
are available to you. Do not be fooled by an attorney who provides
you with concrete answers and settlement figures at an initial
consultation meeting, seek the advice of an experienced
attorney.
Additional Services
The
practice areas mentioned elsewhere on this site are only guidelines
as to the most common types of areas of the practice of law. In
addition to practicing under the aforementioned areas of law, we
are knowledgeable and experienced in handling a wide variety of
legal issues for both individuals and business entitles. If you
feel you need advice with respect to an area of law you do not see
mentioned in these pages, please contact us for a free
consultation.
We Have Represented and Advised Clients In: | Divorce Custody Visitation Child
Support Civil
Litigation Real Estate
Transactions Corporate Organization Bankruptcy Refinancing of
Mortgages
| - Collections
Mechanic's
Liens Conservatorships Foreclosures Contracts Wills and
Trusts Commercial
Litigation Juvenile
Matters Selling a
Home
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Contact our Norwalk,
Connecticut, law
firm for all your divorce law, family law, real estate
law and other legal needs.
We proudly serve the Towns
and Cities of Norwalk,
Greenwich, Stamford, Darien, Wilton, New Canaan,
Westport, Southport, Fairfield, Redding, Trumbull, Monroe, Easton
and Weston and all of Fairfield County
Connecticut. Let an experienced
lawyer handle your
matter.
