When your family, finances, and future are at stake, experience and good judgment matter.
Led by Board-Certified Family Law Specialist Stephen Cawelti, our team represents clients throughout Los Angeles in divorce, custody, support, property division, and complex family law matters.
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Family law cases can involve some of the most important decisions you’ll make about your children, your finances, your property, and what comes next.
Stephen L. Cawelti is a California Board-Certified Family Law Specialist who has practiced exclusively in divorce and family law since 2006. He has served as lead attorney on hundreds of divorce cases and represents clients throughout Los Angeles in matters involving divorce, child custody, support, property division, domestic violence, and other complex family law disputes.
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Divorce and family law cases can be life-changing. My goal is to help you get through the process with the best possible outcome while avoiding unnecessary conflict, expense, and time in court.
My philosophy as a divorce attorney is simple: settle intelligently or litigate aggressively. When a fair resolution can be reached through negotiation, we work toward it. When it can’t, we are prepared to fight for our clients in court.
I believe my clients should know their options and receive honest advice, even when it may not be what they want to hear. When you hire us, you hire a strategic partner who will leave no stone unturned.
We would be honored to represent you.
Guidance through every stage of a California divorce, from filing to final judgment.
Protecting your parental rights and your child’s best interests, in or out of court.
Fair division of property, assets, and debt under California community-property law.
Calculating, negotiating, and modifying support orders.
A lower-conflict, lower-cost path to a settlement both sides can live with.
Restraining orders and protection, handled with urgency and care.
Agreements that protect what matters before conflict starts.
Modifications, enforcement, and follow-through after the judgment is entered.
At our firm we firmly believe that divorce doesn’t have to ruin your life and cost you a fortune. Our firm philosophy is settle intelligently or litigate aggressively. So what does that mean? We believe that under the right circumstances a lot can be accomplished through cooperation and collaboration. Our firm has a high success rate of resolving disputes outside of court. If it does end up that one of our clients needs to go to court, however, we are skilled and experienced in the courtroom.
There is no one-size-fits-all divorce path. We tailor our representation to the unique circumstances of each case. When choosing a divorce attorney it’s important to find someone who specializes in family law. Some lawyers are Jacks of all trades — they dabble in a little family law, a little bankruptcy, a little personal injury — but the fact of the matter is that the Jack of all trades is going to get lapped by the lawyer who is a master of family law. Our firm specializes in family law and family law only — specifically anything that can accompany divorce: from child custody, child support, property division, spousal support, parentage, and even domestic abuse cases. We also specialize in enforcing orders — meaning if your spouse has a court order to pay child support and they aren’t paying it, we can help to negotiate payment and if needed handle enforcement.
When you work with us you aren’t going to be left in the dark. We are always prepared and we make sure that our client is always prepared. Within one business day of requesting a free case evaluation, one of our paralegals will call you to review the basics of your case and to make sure that we are the right fit for you. If not, we have a wide network of attorneys we work with and can provide a referral for your matter. After your case evaluation we schedule a time for you to meet with Stephen for a consultation either in person or virtually. When push comes to shove you want a divorce attorney who has not only experience in negotiation and in court but also someone who has the heart of a teacher and is committed to guiding you through the divorce process. At our firm we have not only 15 years of experience but we are ready to walk you through the divorce process and help you come out stronger on the other side.
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