Family Law

Marital and Family Law clients; Probate; and Wills, Trusts, and Estate Planning clients.

FL, Apr 2002
Bar Number: 0551791

Florida, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, and U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida.

The Florida Bar
American Bar Association
The Jacksonville Bar Association
Florida Association for Women Lawyers
Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association
Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce
Phi Alpha Delta

I attend Continuing Legal Education (CLE) seminars on the topics of Family Law, Probate, Guardianship, Wills, and Trusts and Estate Planning.

Due to client-attorney confidentiality, we do not share information about prior cases.

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I established the Law Office of Joy N. Owenby, P.L. in 2004. Our firm focuses on marital and family law, probate, wills, trusts and estate planning.

• Adoption
• Child Support
• Custody and Visitation
• Divorce
• Elder Law
• Estate Planning
• Marital and Family Law
• Probate and Estate Administration
• Trusts
• Wills
• Dependency

Law Offices of Joy N. Owenby, P.L. Attorney and Counselor at Law, Owner and Managing Member. Practices in the area of family law, probate, wills, trusts, and estate planning. Family law includes the areas of: adoption, child custody, divorce, and visitation.

State of Florida Guardian Ad Litem Program. Program Attorney for the 4th Judicial Circuit. Served as legal counsel for the State of Florida Guardian Ad Litem Program. Practiced law in the areas of dependency, family, criminal law and pro-bono in probate and immigration law. Supervised pro-bono attorneys. Participated in program administration, drafting policies and procedures. Member of Executive Management Team. Provided legal training classes for volunteers and staff to obtain certification by the Supreme Court of Florida. Served on pro-bono committees for the Jacksonville Bar Association and the Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association.

General Master, 4th Judicial Circuit. Judicial Intern/Law Clerk for Family Law Judge. Researched legal topics for court proceedings and prepared legal memoranda. Prepared pro-se dissolution database for use across the state of Florida.

State Attorney's Office, 4th Judicial Circuit. Certified Legal Intern for Special Assault Division. Tried cases and appeared in criminal court proceedings. Prepared and argued motions in court. Conducted depositions.
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. Administration Manager for Local Census Office. Functioned as a second level supervisor of ten employees for all administrative functions, including personnel, payroll, supply requisitioning, physical security and computers. Functioned as instructor for new managers. In October 1999, received the Special Achievement Award for recognition of significant contributions and exceptional performance directing administrative activities in this office.

Pro-bono work for children in the Fourth Judicial Circuit in various areas of law, including, but not limited to dependency and family law.

2000 to 2001, President of the Immigration Law Society. Board Member and Publications Editor of the Center for Strategic Governance & International Initiatives. Chair of the Phi Alpha Delta Legal Related Education program. Member of Phi Alpha Delta. Westlaw and Lexis certified. American Bar Association (ABA) Student Member. Participated in State Attorney's Office Criminal Law Clinic, Judicial Internship and Trial Practice.

In October 1999, received the Special Achievement Award for recognition of significant contributions and exceptional performance directing administrative activities for the U.S. Department of Commerce.

1996 ,Member of Phi Alpha Alpha (National Honor Society for Public Policy and Administration). Master of Public Administration thesis: An Organizational Analysis of Clay County Clerk of Courts (Increasing Efficiency and Morale while Reducing Costs).

Shelley Pinkham.

(904) 359-5116

Monday through Friday
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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Orange Park Office
2105 Park Ave.
Suite 2
Orange Park, FL 32073
(904) 269-4634

We do not have fixed fees.

$300 for attorneys.

We offer a free initial consultation, in person or by telephone, for one half hour.

We charge a retainer of $4,000 for a contested divorce and a retainer of $3,000 for modifications or contempt/enforcement cases. For estate planning, we charge hourly based on the hourly rate. Probate cases are based on the value of the estate by statute.