Family Law Overview

Louisiana Family Lawyer

At the Rowe Law Firm in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, our family lawyers provide comprehensive family law representation. Contact us for experienced, reputable assistance concerning:

Divorce: Whether you're contemplating divorce and wish to learn more about dissolution of marriage or you've been served with divorce papers, we can let you know what is required to get divorced in Louisiana — whether a contested or uncontested divorce.

Custody and Visitation: A negotiated custody arrangement always is preferable to what a judge would decide. People are encouraged to work out custody and visitation issues. The central issue always is the best interests of the child.

Child Support: Child support is scheduled in Louisiana. While other factors (e.g., special needs of the child) can affect the basic child support obligation, child support is driven by a table that takes into account the incomes of both parents.

Property Settlement: The legal issues involved with property settlement can be more complicated than any other area of family law. We help determine the division of assets and obligations in the community property state of Louisiana upon divorce.

Alimony/Spousal Support: We can help determine any alimony of which there are two kinds: alimony pending during the litigation (alimony pendente lite) and permanent alimony (until the recipient spouse remarries).

Family Mediation: Mediation is a healthier, more cost-effective method of resolving custody or any family law issue than a traditional litigation-based divorce.

Paternity: Many paternity issues are easily resolved by DNA testing. We can also help to establish custody, visitation and child support for unmarried parents.

Domestic Violence: We understand the issues involved in domestic violence situations and we can help.

Adoption: We enjoy adoption cases and regularly handle intrafamily adoptions (stepparents, grandparents) and the termination of parental rights.

The Rowe Law Firm can help with legal problems outside of the family law arena, too.

Contact us within which we'd be glad to discuss our services and our fees, which vary by case complexity. In the consultation, you can confer with an attorney on our flexible fee arrangements, including payments by credit card.