Family Law

I prefer to take on cases for men or women who have already decided to file for divorce or for child/spousal support or child custody, as well as those who have been recently served with court papers in these areas.

• Name Changes
• Restraining Orders

• Child Abuse
• Domestic Violence
• Elder Abuse
• Sexual Abuse

• Child Support
• Custody
• Paternity
• Visitation

• Living Together/Cohabitation
• Marriage
• Prenuptial & Postnuptial Agreements

Divorce

I prefer to take on cases for men or women who have already decided to file for divorce or for child/spousal support or child custody, as well as those who have been recently served with court papers in these areas.

• Alimony/Palimony/Spousal Support
• Annulment

CA, Jun 1994
Bar Number: 171354

Certified Family Law Specialist (Certified by State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization)

Supreme Court of the United States (2000); United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1997); United States District Court, Southern District of California (1994); All of the courts of the State of California (1994)

State Bar of California, San Diego County Bar Association

Besides meeting our state's minimum continuing legal education requirements, I have regularly attended the State Bar of California's annual fall convention since 1993, including every convention but one starting in 1998. I also regularly attend the winter, spring, summer and fall seminars sponsored by the Certified Family Law Specialists of San Diego, as well as the monthly brown bag seminars sponsored by the Family Law Specialists of the San Diego County Bar Association.

I have been a guest speaker for five different seminars. I have also been a speaker at an elective course at California Western School of Law.

Over the last year alone, I have handled numerous contempt cases involving the non-payment of child support, a child custody matter involving child abuse, and two divorce divorce cases in which it was alleged that property was fraudulently conveyed. This is just a small example.

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California

I started the firm on May 8, 1995. The firm's focus is exclusively on family law. I handle divorce as well as paternity cases (which are like divorce cases except that the people are not married). I also handle post-judgment matters involving the modification of child and spousal support orders and child custody orders. I also handle domestic violence matters.

From 1991 through 1995, I worked at three insurance defense law firms and also handled family law and plaintiff personal injury matters. During that time I was also an intern at the San Diego City Attorney's office. From 1984 to 1990, I was a full-time professional journalist.

I serve part-time as a Small Claims Court judge. I also serve as a settlement judge in family law matters.

Connie Williams

(619) 515-9898

Monday through Friday
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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$275, if this website is mentioned; otherwise $300

Free initial consultation, either over the phone or in person.

Anywhere from $1,500 to $10,000. The typical retainer in a new divorce case for someone who owns property is $2,900 plus the $320 filing fee.