Maria MacQuarrie

Paralegal

Maria earned her Paralegal Associate Degree from Empire College in Santa Rosa, California, where she graduated with President’s Honors in 2014. Before becoming a Paralegal, Maria studied Legal Translation (Spanish – English) at Buenos Aires University. Fluent in both English and Spanish, and having worked for the Superior Court of California for 14 years in both support and leadership roles, Maria contributes a robust skillset in legal procedures, and brings years of comprehensive and unique experience to Castro Law Offices, P.C. in family law and civil litigation. Maria grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where both her parents worked in the legal field and instilled in her the importance of making a positive difference through hard work and dedication. Maria loves dogs and music. When Maria is not managing cases, she enjoys spending time with her family, playing tennis, and rowing.

Veteran Owned

Spanish Speaking

Serving the Bay Area

Child Custody

A child custody order allows you to make important educational and medical decisions regarding your child as well as determines whether you will share in joint physical custody with your child’s other parent or if one parent will have sole physical custody custody of the child. A child custody order may provide a pathway for immigrant children to obtain special immigrant juvenile status who have been abused, abandoned or neglected by one or both of their parents with whom reunification is not possible.

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Custody, Support and Visitation Modification

If you have experienced a significant change in circumstances, then you may request to modify your current custody, visitation or support order.

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Paternity

In California, it is possible to establish parentage by securing an official parentage judgment or a court order that states the legal parents of the child. A parentage judgment is required before a court will order custody, visitation, or child support payments.

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Domestic Violence

An individual can seek a domestic violence restraining order against his or her (1) spouse or former spouse, (2) cohabitant or former cohabitant, (3) a person with whom he or she is having, or has had, a dating or engagement relationship, (4) a person with whom he or she has had a child, or (5) close relative such as a child, sibling, parent, in-law or grandparent.

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Spousal and

Domestic Support

When a marriage or domestic partnership ends, the court may award spousal or domestic support long enough or until the supported party becomes self-supporting.

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Child Support

Child support must be for the benefit of the child and allows the child to have the same standard of living while living in the homes of both parents as well as pays for the child’s necessary living expenses.

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Adoption

In California, the adoption process is comprised of two key legal proceedings:1. Establishing a legal parent and child relationship between the child and the non-biological parent, or parents2. Terminating the legal rights of one or more biological-birth parents It’s important to realized that the adoption laws for both step-parent and independent adoption are complicated and best handled by an experienced adoption lawyer.

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Divorce

In legal terms, a divorce is a legal decree entered by a judge that formally ends a marriage before you or your spouse’s death. Once a divorce is finalized, you and your ex-spouse are no longer legally bound to one another and are able to remarry or enter into a domestic partnership with another individual.

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Civil Harassment restraining orders

In legal terms, a divorce is a legal decree entered by a judge that formally ends a marriage before you or your spouse’s death. Once a divorce is finalized, you and your ex-spouse are no longer legally bound to one another and are able to remarry or enter into a domestic partnership with another individual.

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Testimonials

Jeremy Castro helped me with an adoption after my daughter’s dad passed away. My husband has been a step dad to her for 8 years and wanted to adopt her. Even though there is no way he can completely fill the role of her deceased father, he wanted to fully be there for her and offer comfort and emotional support for her. Jeremy and his wife Danielle were there every step of the way for us! I’m so grateful they were there to help with all of our questions and guide us though this process. Jermey’s passion for helping bring families together was so delightful.
This review is about my experience with Jeremy and team at Castro Law. After calling around numerous times to different firms, going to the law library, and reaching out to dads rights advocates. I still didn’t get much help. I made the best choice of my life by calling Castro Law. If you’re reading this I recommend at least giving them a call because they mean business. I finally feel at peace , they went above and beyond for me. The team is great at communicating, very knowledgeable, helpful, and are professional. In my experience mothers are the one favored in the courts, and get the better outcome. Jeremy and team were in my corner the whole time and proved that dads have rights too! Im with this team until my kids are 18 , thanks again Castro Law
I highly recommend Jeremy Castro and his associates to any future clients. They are legal professionals who: 1. Know and apply the law to your individual case to achieve the best possible outcome 2. Communicate in a fair and straightforward manner to all parties 3. Reduce the tension in an otherwise emotional setting and assist making objective decisions. They personally saw my case through to an amicable conclusion and their billing hours were appropriate. First class performance!
I wanted to take this time to write a review about my experience with Castro Law Offices. First off, they were not only FAST to my reply, but also very kind to my emotional situation. I was even handed some tissues for when I was crying. I was treated with the upmost respect (even though I'm sure I looked a little manic while in there explaining my case.) and kindness. They got my case close within a week, and also got me EVERYTHING I was asked for. I recommend Castro Law for ANYONE in need of lawyer assistance. Jeremy and his team work hard, day and night to make sure they meet all of their client's needs. If you're looking for immediate help and guidance with ANY attorney, Castro Law.
When things came to a point of contention with my children's father I knew I needed the help of an attorney. After weeks long search and hundreds of dollars in consultation fees with numerous other attorneys I finally found Jeremy! He is very knowledgeable regarding family law issues, authentic in his character and legal advice, as well as very reliable. As anyone in our shoes has been knows, the unknown can be very stressful. Jeremy made it a point to get back to me promptly when I contacted him...sometimes late into the night. He also was very transparent regarding communication with the other party. Would absolutely recommend Jeremy to anyone with with family law needs!
I was so happy I had decided to hire the Castro Law Office for my child custody and visitation case in Napa County. As a single father of three boys in the state of California, I felt as if I was already doomed thinking that the state would favor the mother regardless of my capability to care for our children. Jeremy was very empathetic and worked diligently to get myself in a good position for the hearing, as I hired him approximately a month prior to the court date. During the hearing, he was very stern and aggressive at the right moments. The situation I was in was extremely stressful and hiring the Castro Law Office helped put my mind at ease. He was very upfront and honest with me from the beginning and which is a trait I greatly appreciated. In the end, we were able to obtain an agreement that is best suited for the children and ourselves. I would hire them again for any other issues I might have in the future.

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