David Mathews
Founding Partner
Family law
New Haven, Connecticut
Family law
Family matters are personal and often urgent. We start with a confidential consultation, after a conflict check, so we can understand your situation and explain your options under Connecticut law.
The practice
What we help with
- Divorce and legal separation
- Contested and uncontested dissolutions, including division of property and debts.
- Custody and parenting plans
- Legal and physical custody, parenting schedules and relocation.
- Child support and alimony
- Under the Connecticut Child Support Guidelines, and modifications when circumstances change.
- Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements
- Clear agreements before or during a marriage.
- Mediation and negotiated settlements
- Resolving matters outside the courtroom when that serves you and your children.
- Post-judgment matters
- Enforcing or changing existing orders.
Confidential
Your first conversation
Before we discuss your situation, we check that we don't already represent anyone else involved. Then you meet an attorney, in person or by video, to talk through what's happening, what Connecticut law provides, and the realistic paths forward.
Please don't send details of your matter through the website. Give us your name and a way to reach you, and we'll call.
Both practices, one office
When your family changes, your estate plan should too
A divorce, remarriage or new child can leave a will, a power of attorney or a beneficiary form pointing to the wrong person. Because both practices share one office, we can update your estate plan alongside your family matter.
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