Mandeville Marriage Dissolution Attorney
Divorce takes time, especially when there are children or complex assets involved. At The Law Offices of David Adrian Oriol, LLC in Madisonville, Louisiana, we will help you get through the process efficiently, while protecting your rights at every step in the process. We serve clients in St. Tammany Parish and surrounding areas on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain.
Louisiana is a no-fault divorce state. This means that you and your spouse will not have to prove fault in the breakup of the marriage. In fact, you don't even have to give a reason for your divorce. This enables you and your spouse to focus on the substantive issues of divorce, such as:
- How you will divide marital property
- Whether or not one spouse will have to pay support to the other
- If you have children, how you and your spouse will share parental responsibilities after your divorce
In order to begin the process, you or your spouse will file a petition for divorce in your parish. Before your divorce can be finalized, you and your spouse must live separate and apart for 180 days if you do not have children and for one year if you have children.
While you are waiting for your divorce to become finalized, the court can issue temporary orders for spousal support, child support, and child custody and visitation. The court can also order one party to make house payments and car payments.
Attorney David Oriol has extensive experience guiding men and women through all of the issues that may arise in a divorce. We understand that every divorce process is unique. No two families have the same assets, the same debts or the same personalities.
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An experienced lawyer will conduct an honest assessment of your case and advise you on what to do next. To schedule a consultation with a St. Tammany Parish divorce lawyer, call us at 985-792-2069 or contact us online.
