Divorce - this one word impacts every area of your life and your image of yourself. At this time of personal and family crisis, it's difficult to think about all the legal areas that a divorce might involve: property division, custody, pensions, taxes, visitation rights for grandparents... the list seems endless and overwhelming.

When faced with divorce or other family law issues, you want someone to bring order to the chaos. You need the strength of a firm that can expertly manage your case and deliver the best possible outcome.

Fortunately, that center of strength is found in the Law Offices of Beatrice L. Snider, APC, in Scripps Ranch. Snider and her firm have been expertly handling the diverse aspects of family law for 30 years, providing their clients with both expertise and compassion throughout this difficult time.

"We explain to clients that the process is going to be painful, but we can make this more of a beginning than an ending," Snider says.

Employing the greatest number of attorneys specializing in family law of any firm south of Los Angeles, Snider leads a team of 25 professionals devoted entirely to family law. This level of experience makes the difference. Family law involves an entire spectrum of issues; the firm offers all the services necessary to assist their clients, including divorce, property distribution, spousal and child support as well as custody and visitation issues. Clients also seek out the firm for pre-nuptial agreements, legal separation agreements, same-sex issues, cohabitation agreements and collaborative divorce™. The ability to recognize cross-over issues such as civil, corporate, business, real estate, bankruptcy and pension issues is essential.

Snider and her team utilize their knowledge to affect positive changes in people's lives. She was one of only twelve in the first class of attorneys to be Board-Certified as Certified Specialists in 1980. The firm's considerable strengths lie in its staff, four of whom hold State Board Certification in Family Law.

They possess not only the highly specialized skills required to handle all the diverse aspects involved in the case, but the genuine desire to help their clients in this time of need, especially when children are involved.

"There are so many creative ways to provide the children frequent and ongoing contact with both parents," Snider said. "I ask clients to give me the facts that will help me help them to structure a plan that is in the best interest of the children."

Most clients would like to be able to resolve custody and other matters on amicable terms. According to Snider, 95% of the firm's cases do not go to trial because they negotiate fair and equitable settlements. However, the team is prepared and experienced in representing clients when litigation is necessary to resolve complex issues.

The firm is well known for its focus on business valuation. Snider chaired the Certified Specialists sub committee that literally "wrote the book" specifying the San Diego Local Rules for business valuation in dissolution. These rules provide for use of a joint neutral appraiser to determine a company's marital value.

With representation by the Law Offices of Beatrice L. Snider, APC, you gain access to the expertise, experience and integrity that will help you move forward.