It is through our collective experience that we are able to offer our clients a unique approach to resolving your individual legal issues, especially when it comes to protecting your interests through the emotionally challenging and legally complex process that is divorce. Established in 1974, Abel & Zocolo Co., LPA is a law firm devoted to the practice of family law in Northeast Ohio, allowing our lawyers to craft specialized solutions to even the most unique or difficult of family disputes.
Experienced Cleveland, Ohio divorce lawyers
A divorce may well be one of the most difficult experiences that you will have to face in your life. It does not, however, have to be devastating or humiliating. At Abel & Zocolo, LPA, our goal is to protect you throughout the entire process, to keep you informed of your rights and entitlements, and above all, to treat you professionally and with respect. The attorneys at Abel & Zocolo, LPA have more than 75 years of combined legal experience and we have handled several thousand family law cases, including custody, interstate custody, child support matters, paternity issues, alimony and juvenile cases. We are large enough to tackle complex cases and small enough to give each case personal care and attention.
Skilled Family Law Litigators
Sometimes litigation is necessary to reach a just and equitable resolution to your family’s disputes. Through tactical trial strategies and professional courtroom presence, the skilled litigators at Abel & Zocolo, LPA successfully represent clients throughout the adversarial litigation process. We are prepared to handle the complex aspects of your divorce methodically to obtain the most favorable trial outcome. We have an extensive background in advocating for our clients, and have litigation experience ranging from the local level to the Supreme Court of Ohio. With their 72 years of collective legal experience, our attorneys use their varied talents, backgrounds and skills to handle everything from counseling clients through a simple uncontested divorce to fighting for them in the most arduous of trials.
Embrace the Value of Dissolution
When both spouses have complete agreement as to how the marriage should be terminated, they can jointly petition for the Court for a dissolution of the marriage. This has the same effect as a divorce, but can be far less costly to carry out. While our attorney’s at Abel & Zocolo are never afraid to take a case to trial or engage in extensive divorce negotiations depending on what is best suited to a particular case, they each agree that dissolution should always be considered where there is any agreement over terms in which a marriage should end. While Abel & Zocolo can only represent one spouse in a dissolution action, working with our experienced attorneys can also unlock new and creative solutions to find common ground between parties and ultimately uncover an agreed solution which is far preferable to a full-fledged divorce for both spouses as well as to protect the best interests of their children.
Enforce Your Decree and Ensure Continued Equity Within the Law
Unfortunately, whether you were able to entirely negotiate your divorce decree, or decided to go through a trial and leave the outcome up to a court, you might not always be entirely satisfied with how your decree is allowing you to live your life post-divorce. Perhaps you received standard shared parenting in your divorce, but there has been a change in circumstances which has left you believing you should have more time with your kids. Maybe your spouse was ordered to pay a particular amount of spousal support or to divide property but has failed to do so. Or, for example, your former spouse could simply be earning more money now than they were at the time of the divorce, leaving you with an inequitable support order. Whatever your situation may be, our seasoned attorneys at Abel & Zocolo are always happy to sit down and speak with you and explain how they can put the law to work for you and help you thrive post-divorce.
Contact Cleveland Family Law Attorneys
Call Abel & Zocolo, LPA in Cleveland at 216-264-0668 to set-up a free consultation with one of our attorneys, or click here to contact us and have an attorney reach out to you right away.