Practice Areas

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.

Child Custody & Visitation
A child custody order determines who makes medical and educational decisions and whether custody is shared or sole. In limited cases, custody orders may also support immigrant children seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS).

Domestic Violence & Restraining Orders
At Castro Law Offices, we understand the unique and sensitive challenges faced by undocumented minors who have been abused, abandoned, or neglected. Our goal is to help these young people

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.

Spousal 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.

Parentage
Parentage refers to who the court will recognize and impose parental obligations on as the child’s legal parent. In some cases, the law presumes that certain individuals are a child’s parents. In other cases, the parent (and in some cases, the child) must seek an order from the court that identifies the child’s legal parents.

Adoption
Adopting a child can be a memorable and joyous experience. However, there is also a risk of encountering significant legal roadblocks that leave you emotionally scarred and traumatized. This is why it is so important to speak with an experienced family Law and Adoption lawyer in California to discuss the best path forward.

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
At Castro Law Offices, we understand the unique and sensitive challenges faced by undocumented minors who have been abused, abandoned, or neglected. Our goal is to help these young people find safety, stability, and a path forward in the United States through Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS).

Property Division
Parentage refers to who the court will recognize and impose parental obligations on as the child’s legal parent. In some cases, the law presumes that certain individuals are a child’s parents. In other cases, the parent (and in some cases, the child) must seek an order from the court that identifies the child’s legal parents.

Post-Judgment Modifications
Adopting a child can be a memorable and joyous experience. However, there is also a risk of encountering significant legal roadblocks that leave you emotionally scarred and traumatized. This is why it is so important to speak with an experienced family Law and Adoption lawyer in California to discuss the best path forward.
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