Not necessarily. We regularly work with private judges — retired judicial officers who hear matters confidentially, on your schedule, away from the public docket. Combined with protective orders over financial records, this is how high-visibility clients keep private matters private.

The business gets valued — properly, by top forensic experts — and then divided or bought out strategically. Because Boyd Law also has a business and civil litigation division, we structure buyout provisions and protect operations during the case, rather than treating a company like a bank account to split.

Guideline formulas were not designed for significant incomes, and courts can deviate from them. We build the record for the right number: we have mitigated proposed support obligations that would have exceeded $50,000 per month down to $7,000 where the facts warranted it. Every case is different, and prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome — but the formula is never the last word.

Move-away disputes are among the hardest-fought matters in family law, and we have secured strong custody results in them, on both sides of the question. These cases are won on preparation and the quality of the parenting record, and we start building both immediately.

We have drafted premarital agreements around very complex estates — and, just as importantly, we have successfully defended them when challenged. If you're planning ahead, we draft agreements built to withstand scrutiny; if yours is being contested, we know exactly where they're attacked.

You'll know the strategy, the team, and the cost structure before you commit to anything. Our lead paralegals assist in legal strategy and keep work at the appropriate billing level, and our concierge approach means efficient, coordinated communication — not billed confusion. It starts with a confidential consultation.