Family Law Appeals

Custody, parenting time, child support, and property division orders can shape your family's life for years. An appeal may be an option if you believe the trial court did one of three things: applied the wrong legal standard, relied on findings the evidence doesn't support, or overlooked something the law required it to consider.

Family law appeals are hard to win because appellate courts give trial judges wide discretion in these cases. For that reason, an honest evaluation at the start is worth a lot. Anne reviews the orders and the transcript and tells you which arguments have a legitimate chance and which don't. She then helps you decide whether an appeal, a motion in the trial court, or neither is the better use of your time and money. She handles appeals from divorce decrees, post-decree modification orders, paternity cases, adoptions, and protective orders.