What services do we offer at Jagar Family Law?

Jagar Family Law is primarily offering Document Preparation and Mediation for Divorce and Parentage actions in which a client seeks representation. In some circumstances, we offer limited scope representation for hearings and/or settlement negotiations.

Attorney Chelsea Jagar is also available to be appointed as a Parenting Coordinator, via stipulation of both parties and their attorneys if they are represented. 

In addition, Jagar Family Law offers Step-parent Adoptions (with agreement), and Adult Adoptions. 

 Often, family law offices receive calls asking for services that do not fall under the "family law" umbrella.  While our office is primarily working in document preparation and mediation in these areas, it is still important to know what areas that may include.  

Family Law services at our office include the following:

• Divorce/Dissolution  of your Marriage or Domestic Partnership
• Paternity/Parentage Actions
• Child Custody 
• Child Visitation
• Child Support
• Spousal Support
• Property Division
• Prenuptial/Post-Nuptial Agreements
• Stepparent Adoption
• Adult Adoption

Parenting coordination is a child-focused dispute resolution process, usually conducted by either a licensed mental health provider or a family law professional.  

A parenting coordinator (often referred to as a PC) is appointed by the Court, through a stipulation of the parties.  Through the order, the PC is empowered with quasi-judicial powers that allows the PC to make certain decisions or recommendations about parenting plan issues, clarify existing orders, making minor adaptations, and/or address the implementation of existing orders. A PC can generally only be appointed through a stipulation of the parties. However, the court does have the ability to appoint someone for a limited issue.

In some high conflict cases the court will appoint an attorney to represent a minor child (or children) in the case.  The attorney must be on the panel for minor's counsel in the county in which they are appointed, and generally that attorney is chosen by the court, not the parties or the child(ren). 

Minor's Counsel is charged with representing the best interest of the child, not simply advocating for what the child(ren) want(s). 

Attorney Chelsea Jagar is currently on the panel for Contra Costa County Superior Court to serve as Minor's Counsel. 

Although some of these areas are related to family law, my office does not offer these services:

• Individual Representation in Litigated Family Law Cases
• Requests for Attorney Fees
• Domestic Violence Restraining Orders
• International Adoptions
• Private Adoptions
• Civil Restraining Orders (where no domestic relationship existed)
• Tax Law
• Juvenile Court Proceedings
• Guardianships