{"id":638,"date":"2026-04-26T22:05:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T05:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigrofamilylaw.com\/?page_id=638"},"modified":"2026-04-26T22:20:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T05:20:57","slug":"practice-areas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nigrofamilylaw.com\/index.php\/practice-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Practice Areas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Advocacy in the Right Balance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Aggressive representation by your attorney is not always in your best interests, but Elizabeth Nigro &amp; Associates provides extensive litigation and trial experience for those cases where the client needs a zealous advocate to fight for his or her rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DIVORCE A.K.A. DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You or your marital partner wants to end your marriage. One of you, with or without the assistance of legal counsel, files a petition for dissolution of marriage. Contrary to urban myth, your marriage will not automatically terminate by operation of California Law, upon the mere passage of 6 months + 1 day after you or your spouse files for divorce.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SPOUSAL SUPPORT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are a party who gave up your career to raise several children, over the course of a 10 + year marriage; or if you have serious health problems which have disabled you from working, you are, in most cases, going to need as much spousal support as possible to transition into your new life in the event of a divorce.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CHILD CUSTODY AND VISITATION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Every divorce involving minor children, or \u201cparentage action\u201d (i.e. where the parents of a child are unmarried), should include legal and physical custody orders relative to the children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CHILD SUPPORT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Raising children is expensive. If your marriage or non-marital relationship is ending, in most cases, you should have our firm help you obtain court-ordered child support.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">COMMUNITY VERSUS SEPARATE PROPERTY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When your marriage ends, you can ask the court to divide your \u201ccommunity property\u201d acquired during marriage. Hopefully, you and your spouse will be able to reach an agreement as to what assets and debts of your marriage are community, and divide them equally, without the court being the decision maker.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DOMESTIC VIOLENCE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you are being abused and need immediate police protection dial 911.<br>National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233<\/strong><br>Whether you are the person experiencing abuse or you have been accused of perpetrating abuse, it is a time of complex legal and emotional questions, concerns, and issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Elizabeth Nigro &amp; Associates provides legal counseling and assessment of your individual situation before, during, and after any action whether it as a dissolution of marriage; paternity; post-judgment motion; or modification proceeding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">We will take all steps necessary to resolve the case by settlement or trial.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advocacy in the Right Balance Aggressive representation by your attorney is not always in your best interests, but Elizabeth Nigro &amp; Associates provides extensive litigation and trial experience for those&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-638","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigrofamilylaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigrofamilylaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigrofamilylaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigrofamilylaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigrofamilylaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=638"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/nigrofamilylaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":644,"href":"https:\/\/nigrofamilylaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/638\/revisions\/644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigrofamilylaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}