Case Results
Our client was involved in a highly contested paternity matter that remained in litigation for approximately three years. During the relationship, the opposing party concealed the fact that she was legally married and living a double life. Unaware of her marital status, our client believed he was the biological father after the opposing party became pregnant and gave birth to the child.
Much later, our client discovered that the opposing party’s husband was asserting parental rights and claiming to be the child’s father. The opposing party and her husband remained together throughout the proceedings, and both maintained that the husband should be recognized as the legal father. Prior counsel advised our client that he was unlikely to prevail due to the marital presumption favoring the husband and the fact that the child had been raised in the marital household.
Despite these challenges, evidence was presented demonstrating that both the husband and our client had actively participated in raising the child. Genetic testing ultimately confirmed that our client was the child’s biological father. As a result, the court granted our client visitation rights and ordered that the child bear our client’s last name.
Result: Visitation rights granted and child awarded father’s last name.
Our client was involved in a parental establishment matter in which both parents were minors at the time the case began. Prior to retaining our office, the client had separate legal representation but became dissatisfied after feeling his concerns and parental rights were not being strongly advocated for. Under the prior order, the client was granted only limited visitation with his son, was denied overnight timesharing, and the child did not carry the father’s last name.
After our office took over representation, we presented substantial evidence demonstrating our client’s active involvement in his son’s life, his consistent care and support for the child, and the strong bond between father and son. We emphasized the importance of preserving and fostering that relationship through meaningful and equal parental involvement.
As a result of our advocacy, the court entered an order granting the parties joint custody with a 50/50 timesharing arrangement. Additionally, we successfully obtained an order allowing the child to receive the father’s last name.
Result: Joint custody awarded with 50/50 timesharing, and child awarded father’s last name.
Our client was involved in a highly contested restraining order matter arising from a custody exchange incident involving the opposing party’s new partner. Following the incident, a restraining order was issued against our client, preventing him from seeing his children for approximately six months while the matter proceeded through litigation and toward a lengthy trial.
Throughout the case, opposing counsel aggressively advanced allegations portraying our client as the aggressor and claiming he had ongoing anger issues. In response, we conducted a thorough investigation and presented video evidence clearly demonstrating that the opposing party’s partner, not our client, was the primary aggressor during the exchange. The evidence further showed our client actively attempting to de-escalate the confrontation and avoid further conflict.
As a result of the evidence and advocacy presented on our client’s behalf, the restraining order was ultimately dismissed. Our client’s visitation rights with his children were restored, and the court further ordered that the opposing party’s partner could no longer be present during custody exchanges moving forward.
Result: Restraining order dismissed and visitation rights restored.
Our client was involved in a contested divorce matter in which the opposing party claimed an ownership interest in real property titled in our client’s name. The opposing party asserted that she was entitled to a share of the property’s value, and during the proceedings, issues involving Moore–Marsden rule calculations were raised regarding potential community property interests. The court initially considered orders requiring our client to pay approximately $60,000 to buy out the opposing party’s claimed interest in the property.
Following a detailed review of the parties’ financial history and property records, our office uncovered a previously executed interspousal transfer deed signed during the marriage. The deed clearly granted our client full and exclusive ownership rights to the property while expressly relinquishing and excluding the opposing party’s interest.
Based on this evidence, the court ultimately determined that the property was our client’s separate property and that the opposing party had no legal entitlement to any ownership interest or buyout payment. As a result, our client was no longer required to pay the previously contemplated $60,000 buyout, and the divorce was successfully finalized.
Result: $60,000 buyout obligation eliminated and property retained as separate property.
Attorney Gomez represented the wife throughout the entire case including trial. The husband refused to disclose his assets and income, avoided discovery demands, provided false information to the court, and failed to pay the proper amount of child support for his children. He was also the owner of a construction company, for which he failed to provide any relevant information during the divorce case. Wife sought spousal support from the Husband because he earned a significant income throughout marriage. After significant preparation, Mr. Gomez was able to show the court that the Husband was not credible. The court imputed a significant income to the husband, ordered him to pay a significant sum of money to wife, ordered husband to pay attorney’s fees.
Female client, a Spanish speaking immigrant came to us having been tossed out of the family residence by her abusive husband. She was not on title. She had very little employment experience. Her husband told her she would receive nothing and poisoned their adult children against her, even promising them a share of real property to get their loyalty. We vigorously prosecuted her claim. We obtained a six figure settlement for our client based on her rights to the home, her husband’s pension and her alimony. She also was awarded some property in Guatemala. She was very happy with the result and eager to start her new life.