The Law Office of Laurie Forbes, LLC provides representation on all aspects of domestic relations and family law. We combine practicality with sensitivity in our work with clients experiencing marital problems and disputes over custody or access to children.

• Premarital and post-marital agreements. We assist clients whose circumstances make it advisable to enter into agreements with prospective or present marriage partners to clarify their rights and obligations arising from the marriage. We prepare agreements tailored to the needs and desires of the client with respect to issues of property and support of a spouse, and we handle negotiations regarding the terms of the agreement with tact and sensitivity.

• Divorce. The Law Office of Laurie Forbes, LLC serves the diverse needs of clients experiencing marital breakup. We provide efficient and prompt representation, zealously protect our clients' financial interests, and handle emotionally-charged disputes with sensitivity so as to ameliorate tensions and stress for our clients.

• Custody. In child custody matters, The Law Office of Laurie Forbes, LLC vigorously advocates to strengthen the bond between our clients and their children, while minimizing the negative impact of the litigation upon our clients' children. We encourage mediation unless circumstances of family abuse make mediation inappropriate.

• Support. The Law Office of Laurie Forbes, LLC has extensive experience in the litigation of child and spousal support issues. We recognize that the ultimate goal in support litigation is to maximize our clients' funds, both present and future, and we constantly balance legal costs against benefits of a favorable outcome for our clients.

The Law Office of Laurie Forbes, LLC provides skilled and caring counseling with respect to estate planning. We advise clients on the types of instruments that will best fill their estate planning needs, including wills, revocable ("living") trusts, life insurance trusts, special needs trusts for family members who are receiving federal and state disability benefits, and advance medical directives (also known as "living wills").

We are sensitive to unique intra-family dynamics, as well as to financial and tax considerations for each client. All of those factors play an important role in our advice and our preparation of the instruments chosen by the client to accomplish the client's estate planning objectives.

The Law Office of Laurie Forbes, LLC offers estate administration services for a broad range of client needs, including

• Probate

• Litigation pertaining to estate administration

The Law Office of Laurie Forbes, LLC offers a variety of services for its commercial clients, including:

• Preparation and review of contracts

• Representation on contractual claims or disputes

• Representation on business torts, including negligent hiring, libel and slander

• Representation in general business litigation

The Law Office of Laurie Forbes, LLC provides a range of legal services for corporate clients, including:

• preparation of incorporation documents

• buy-sell agreements

• shareholders and board of directors resolutions

• amendments to articles of incorporation

• corporate dissolution