Kates & Barlow: Legal Services

Kates & Barlow offers a wide range of Legal Services in all aspects of Family Law. Whether your case involves difficult personal or financial decisions, or both, our team of renowned Family Law lawyers is ready to provide a wide range of services.

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Child Custody Issues

We work with our clients to establish comprehensive Parenting Plans through negotiation and litigation.
We represent clients in all aspects of child custody including:
o   Legal custody
o   Abuse
o   Neglect
o   Parental competency
o   Substance abuse
o   Paternity
o   Special needs issues
o   Relocation and removal
o   Adoption
o   Guardianship
o   Jurisdictional issues
We also guide clients through post-divorce modification issues involving children.

Financial Issues of Divorce

We have extensive experience in high net worth cases.
We work closely with experts to value a myriad of marital assets and, if necessary, to prepare those experts to testify in court.
We evaluate closely-held businesses and private investments with a view to structuring property settlements or litigation documents as the case requires.
We determine the true economic benefit or income a person derives from a privately held business to determine support.
We locate and trace marital assets and income.
We litigate the enforceability of all types of agreements, including cohabitation (non-marital), premarital, post-marital, and separation.
We structure support arrangements to achieve maximum total after-tax family cash flow.
We take practical, cost-effective approaches to resolve complex financial issues.
We are known as one of the most detail-oriented agreement drafters in Boston. Our meticulous attention to detail in both settlement and litigation documents is critical to our clients’ cases.

Pre-Marital, Post-Marital and Separation Agreements

We help clients in the negotiation and drafting of comprehensive agreements:
o   Pre-marital
o   Post-marital
o   Separation
o   Non-marital (cohabitation)
We consult clients on the creation of separation agreements in anticipation of divorce.
We litigate the enforceability of all types of marital and separation agreements.

Post-Divorce Financial Issues

We work with clients on the implementation and enforcement of prior judgments or agreements.
We help clients seeking or defending against modifications of parenting plans, child custody, alimony and child support.

Alternative Dispute Resolution

We offer services in mediation, conciliation, and arbitration, both binding and non-binding.
We actively represent clients in alternative dispute resolution contexts.