Family Law

Cincinnati Family Law Attorneys

At Drew & Ward our team of family law attorneys have over 52 years of combined legal experience. We provide steady guidance to people going through emotional and financially perilous transitions. We help them identify realistic goals and craft creative and practical solutions. As your counsel, our job is to help you focus on issues that will make a difference ten years from now, and alleviate emotional issues that distract you during divorce or other family law proceedings.

“Decisions that are made in family law affect a person’s future, attitude toward the future, career and relationships with their children — which encompass the most important things we have in life.”

Attorney Frederic L. Goeddel

In family law, the early stages of representation are critical. Beginning with your first meeting, your attorney will evaluate significant aspects of your situation in light of your long-term goals, and advise you on appropriate strategies. If you would like to speak with a member of our family law practice, please contact our Cincinnati office and arrange a consultation.

Matters our family law attorneys are prepared to handle include the following:

• Divorce, dissolution
• Child custody and visitation, and child support
• Division of marital assets and alimony (spousal support)
• Prenuptial agreements
• Local, national, and international adoption
• Paternity
• Premarital agreements
• Post-decree custody, visitation, and support matters
• Selecting and hiring appropriate professionals in related areas, including appraisers and counselors
• All related tax matters
• Property transfers, including retirement benefits and real estate
• Fathers' rights and grandparents' rights
• Collaborative divorce/dissolution
• Adoptions, relative, step parent, private and international

Our family law attorneys are experienced litigators and advocates for your interests. We are also trained collaborative lawyers. We will work to help you resolve issues involved in your divorce or other family court proceeding in a manner that preserves your dignity and, if you have children, your co-parenting relationship.

When negotiating a divorce settlement, for example, you and your spouse may not reach an agreement on division of marital property. Our attorneys may, though, be able to help you and your spouse come to an agreement on terms of child custody, dealing with medical care and education, and resolve the question of who, when your children are ready, will be paying for college.

Our family law team: Attorneys Frederic L. Goeddel, Michael D. McNeil, Nancy J. Frazier, Richard G. Ward
paralegal Teri Denegar, and secretary Susan Annear

Related practice areas: divorce, child custody, division of marital assets, prenuptial agreement, estate planning, wills and trusts, real estate, business law