Northern Virginia Divorce Attorneys and Mediators – Offices Conveniently Located in Fairfax, Tysons Corner and Arlington
  
Kales & Kales, PLC is a solution-oriented, Northern Virginia family law firm committed to achieving optimal results for our clients. We assist individuals with all aspects of divorce, separation, child custody and visitation, child and spousal support, property division, debt allocation, and prenuptial agreements.

The attorneys at Kales & Kales, PLC understand divorce is, by its very nature, a stressful and difficult time for the individuals we represent. We strive to work cooperatively with our clients, to build personal relationships and to listen to our clients' needs. We work diligently to find the most appropriate and cost-effective avenue to achieve our clients' goals. We are experienced in the following methods of divorce:
  • Collaborative Divorce: In Collaborative Divorce, spouses work together, with their attorneys and other professionals (financial specialists and/or mental health professionals), toward reaching an efficient, fair, comprehensive resolution of all issues. While each client has built-in legal advice and advocacy during negotiations, the attorneys cannot go to court or threaten to go to court. When a settlement is reached, the attorneys prepare and process all papers required for the divorce.
  • Mediation: In mediation, an impartial, neutral individual (the mediator), who is trained in negotiation, conflict resolution and communication skills, facilitates settlement talks between spouses. Additionally, an attorney-mediator may provide legal information; however, he/she may not provide legal advice or be an advocate for either side. When a settlement is reached, the mediator prepares a draft agreement for review and editing by the parties and their attorneys.
  • Uncontested Divorce: An uncontested, or "kitchen table," divorce, exists where the parties are able to resolve all issue themselves. In such cases, Kales & Kales will draft a settlement agreement for our client and prepare and process all papers required for his or her divorce. We charge an affordable flat-fee for our services, which we set based upon the case's complexity.
  • Traditional Litigation: In litigation, parties rely upon the court system and judges to resolve their issues. Unfortunately, spouses often come to view each other as adversaries and may incur substantial financial and emotional costs. However, when there is no better option, Kales & Kales, PLC will go to court and zealously advocate for you, your interests and your family.

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AMY AND JONATHAN ARE A COUPLE OF POWERFUL FAIRFAX DIVORCE LAWYERS, SORT OF ANYWAY
Power Couple: a couple, where both members have tremendously successful careers, or are politically powerful, or are celebrities, or all three.

What are some examples: Barack and Michelle Obama, Jay-Z and Beyoncé, James Carville and Mary Matalin, Mia Hamm and Nomar Garciaparra, and Amy and Jonathan Kales. What? You say Amy and Jonathan don’t fit?

Au contraire mon ami, there’s an article in the Metro Offices Newsletter that says we do, well sort of: we’re tagged as a collaborative processing, mediating, uncontested divorcing “power couple” in the most recent edition. Best piece of journalism we’ve read in a quite a long time.
http://www.metroffice.com/newsletter/images/issue201204.html 

A FEW CLUES YOU HIRED THE WRONG FAIRFAX DIVORCE LAWYER
  1. Indifference. If you phone or email your attorney, and they don’t get back to you within 24 hours, 48 hours max, unless they have a good excuse (e.g., they’re on vacation), the lawyer probably isn’t terribly interested in you or your case. Before you ask, yes, lawyers are allowed to go on vacation.

  2. Out of Place Emotional Attachment. Your attorney is not the one getting divorced, and their level of emotional involvement should not seem like they are. They should not despise the floozy with whom your husband is having an affair. They should not be personally mad that your wife left you. This sort of stuff clouds one’s judgment, and an attorney’s ability to act rationally, and not emotionally, is one of the reasons you hire them.

  3. Jerkiness. Many divorce attorneys are jerks. They can’t help it. It’s how they’re built. If you can, avoid this type of lawyer. When they “fight for you,” all they usually accomplish is spending a lot of your money and getting you divorce terms that, on paper, look a whole lot like what was equally available to you via better, less painful and costly options, such as the collaborative process and mediation.

  4. Inability to Get Along with the Other Attorney. Sometimes this is impossible because, as we just mentioned, many divorce lawyers are not the most savory of folks. However, be wary if you think it is your lawyer’s personality and behavior that may be getting in the way of a reasonable settlement. Paying for an attorney to represent your interests makes sense. Paying for an attorney to fight just for fighting’s sake does not.

  5. Failure of the Smell Test. Trust your instincts. If you sense something’s not quite right about your divorce lawyer, you’re probably right. Your attorney likely stinks.


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