Resolve the matter before anyone files.

A flat-fee engagement to take a Florida family law matter from the kitchen-table conversation through to a signed, filed, judicially-approved Final Judgment — without litigation.

Limited-scope representation under Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.505. I prepare and review every document, coach you through every conversation with your spouse or co-parent, and file every paper in your own name. You sign. You file. You appear at any uncontested final hearing if one is required. I do not become counsel of record.

• •Marital settlement agreement drafting.
• •Parenting plan and timesharing schedule drafting.
• •Child support guidelines worksheet preparation.
• •Equitable distribution analysis and term review.
• •Alimony analysis and term review.
• •All required filings: Petition, Financial Affidavit, MSA, Parenting Plan, Final Judgment.
• •Coaching you through conversations with your spouse or co-parent.
• •Written guidance on procedural questions through Final Judgment.

• •Court appearances. I do not appear at any hearing, mediation, or status conference.
• •Counsel-of-record status. The case is filed in your name; you appear pro se.
• •Mediation as your counsel. If you want to mediate, I can prepare you, but you attend yourself.
• •Contested matters. If the case becomes contested, the engagement ends and I refer you to a litigator.
• •Discovery, depositions, motion practice.
• •Post-judgment enforcement or modification (those are separate engagements).

A complete, signed, filed, and judicially-approved Final Judgment that resolves the marital or family law matter on terms you and the other party have agreed to — typically within 90 to 180 days, depending on county processing times and your willingness to move through the back-and-forth efficiently.

Flat fee per matter, scoped at engagement. The exact fee depends on the complexity of the matter — number of children, asset complexity, presence of a business or self-employment income, prenuptial or postnuptial issues. We discuss and agree on the fee in writing before any work begins. There is no hourly billing.

• •We agree on scope and fee in writing.
• •You sign a limited-scope engagement letter.
• •Engagement begins when fee is paid.

No financial incentive to escalate. Traditional litigators bill by the hour of conflict; I partner for swift, smart resolution. The flat fee is the same whether your matter takes 90 days or 180.