Collaborative Divorce and Domestic Relations

Santen & Hughes provides skilled representation to clients in family crisis, offering support and counsel during times of domestic discord. Our attorneys are experienced in all stages of marital separation, including divorce and dissolution, division of property, parenting arrangements, child support and spousal support. Our attorneys also work with clients after divorces are concluded in the enforcement or modification of separation orders and agreements. Our attorneys also work in crafting pre-nuptial agreements prior to marriage.

Division of property and support arrangements often involve complex financial and tax questions. Santen & Hughes brings extensive resources to ensure that our clients are treated fairly in even the most complicated separation cases. Our attorneys strive to reach that result in a time and cost effective manner.

In appropriate cases, our attorneys are able to reach resolution of difficult family situations through Collaborative Law. This innovative approach to separation gives control of the process to the spouses through an agreement to resolve the disputed issues without going to court. The parties consent in writing to be part of a respectful process that leads to the end of a marriage through forthright communication without the involvement of a judge. In Santen & Hughes’ Collaborative Law Practice, the goal is to craft workable solutions for the family, develop functioning relationships, and avoid the pain and expense of the courtroom.