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Whiting, Fallon, Ross & Abel, LLP

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Whiting, Fallon, Ross & Abel, LLP represents parties in sophisticated and complex family law and matrimonial matters, including, but not limited to marital dissolutions, premarital agreements, postmarital agreements, division of employee benefits and drafting of qualified domestic relations orders, child custody and visitation proceedings, actions for spousal and child support, and enforcement...

Practice Areas

  TRIAL EXPERIENCE:  Some cases cannot be resolved without going to court. Whiting, Fallon, Ross & Abel, LLP, has extensive trial experience and will guide you through that process. Our attorneys have lectured and published articles on litigating family law matters. Should your case be one that cannot be settled, the firm will vigorously represent you in the litigation process.
  MEDIATION SERVICES: Whiting, Fallon, Ross & Abel, LLP offers mediation services to those clients who want to take an active role in structuring their own divorce settlement. Individuals who choose mediation share with their spouses a commitment to working together in a cooperative, non-adversarial way to achieve a fair division of their property and to resolve such issues as spousal support, child support, child custody, and visitation. Whiting, Fallon, Ross & Abel, LLP regularly consults with clients who participate in the mediation process.
  COLLABORATIVE LAW:  Collaborative Law is another option offered by Whiting, Fallon, Ross & Abel, LLP. If both parties in a case elect this form of representation, they commit at the outset to resolving the case through negotiation rather than court action. The attorneys agree not to be litigation counsel. Unlike mediation, the parties electing collaborative law are actively represented by their attorneys in each step of the negotiation process. 
  QDROs AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS:  The firm has extensive experience in the division of employee benefits and drafting of qualified domestic relations orders.  It has a variety of long-standing, working relationships with Plan Administrators to efficiently and effectively prepare and process orders concerning retirement benefits.
  SECOND OPINIONS:  Whiting, Fallon, Ross & Abel, LLP is frequently consulted for second opinions in family law cases.
  PRE AND POST MARITAL AGREEMENTS:  The firm has expanded its practice to include expertise in the drafting of pre and post marital agreements.

Best Law Firms Rankings

Location Tier Practice
Oakland 1 Family Law

Listed Lawyers in Best Lawyers®

Family Law

Andrew RossWalnut Creek, CA

William F. WhitingWalnut Creek, CA

Offices

 
Walnut Creek, CA
101 Ygnacio Valley Road, Suite 250
94596
Phone: 925-296-6000
 
 
 
 

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