GPS&L provides family law advice and a full range of family law services which cover a broad spectrum of areas, ranging from drafting a pre-nuptial agreement prior to marriage to resolving complex property settlement and child custody issues stemming from divorce. We promise discreet, non-judgmental, and compassionate legal representation that is based on meeting our clients’ needs.
Our clients include financially-well-positioned business executives and licensed professionals, as well as families of all social backgrounds and financial means. We have successfully handled the family law needs of clients in Contra Costa, Alameda, and San Francisco counties in the following areas:

• California dissolution (divorce), including high-asset settlements;
• Legal separation;
• Child custody, child visitation, international and interstate custody disputes;
• Spousal support and child support;
• Pre-nuptial agreements and post-nuptial agreements;
• Marital property settlement;
• Preserving investments in divorce, protecting professional practices;
• Modification and enforcement, contempt of court issues;
• Move-away actions; and
• Domestic Violence Restraining Orders

Family law in California typically involves other areas of the law including estate planning, tax law issues, business law, civil litigation, and real estate law. It is imperative that you have the professional and technical resources to handle all legal issues of your family law case efficiently and with quick resolve. GPS&L attorneys draw on each other’s skills and experience to provide you with the most comprehensive legal representation for the legal issues affecting your family law case.

Estate Planning and Tax Law Issues
Competent tax law advice and the preservation and protection of assets can lead to a successful resolution of your California divorce. GPS&L provides estate planning services, including the development of related tax strategies tailored to your particular situation and financial goals.

Civil Litigation
Frequently, various issues within a family law matter require parties to seek legal remedies through civil litigation. GPS&L’s trial partners have an average of over 20 years of experience litigating in state and federal courts throughout California. Four of our partners were selected as a result of survey of their peers by Super Lawyers magazine as being among the top five percent of trial lawyers in their fields in Northern California.

Real Estate Law
The majority of California family law cases involve residential or commercial property. Collectively, our attorneys have more than 100 years of experience representing landowners, developers, and contractors throughout California.