Steptoe & Johnson’s attorneys provide legal representation to high-net-worth individuals who need support navigating the complexities of family law and estate matters. Our lawyers have experience and a deep understanding of the unique challenges that arise in these situations; we offer tailored, compassionate, and results-driven solutions.
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Our team seeks to guide clients through clear and concise premarital agreements with the goal of eliminating future stress and the financial burden that can come with separations, divorce, post-death administration, and litigation.
Steptoe & Johnson’s Family Law attorneys help clients navigate the difficult and often emotional legalities of separations and divorce. Our attorneys are equipped to identify tax, real estate, corporate, and financial matters that arise in divorce actions as well as assist with challenging custodial situations.
Our attorneys assist clients in assessing the values of their businesses and other complex assets during the dissolution of their marriages and will assist in the division of assets and liabilities. Steptoe & Johnson is equipped to help clients navigate property division in domestic litigation, provide prefiling assistance in identifying and dividing assets, and assist in the corporate matters that arise from the division and/or transfer of ownership of marital business interests.
Our attorneys have successfully led clients through child custody disputes both in trial and in modifications. They have worked through proceedings related to the International Child Abduction Remedies Act (ICARA), establishing legal rights for the prompt return of children who have been wrongfully removed or retained internationally, and have worked through Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) matters where a child has been wrongfully taken by a parent from one state to another state. Our team regularly guides clients through child support and guardianship issues.
Our attorneys are equipped to handle domestic violence issues arising from physical, emotional, financial, and verbal abuse, and they offer the care and compassion these sensitive matters require.
Steptoe & Johnson attorneys have experience and can provide practical support in advocating for elderly clients by identifying and addressing abuse, filing protective orders, seeking legal remedies for financial exploitation, working with authorities and families on advocacy and support, and representing clients in any potential litigation. Our team also has experience in estate litigation arising from will and/or trust administration disputes.