{"id":18,"date":"2026-09-25T11:48:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T11:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-advocate-pro\/practice-area\/family-and-divorce\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T11:48:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T11:48:38","slug":"family-and-divorce","status":"publish","type":"service","link":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-advocate-pro\/practice-area\/family-and-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"Family and divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Family matters are rarely only legal. We handle separation and divorce, child custody and visitation, spousal and child support, prenuptial agreements and adoption, with a steady focus on keeping children out of the middle of it.<\/p>\n<h2>Mediation first, where it fits<\/h2>\n<p>Our lead advocate is a certified mediator in family and commercial disputes. Where both parties will engage, a mediated agreement is almost always faster, cheaper and less damaging than a contested hearing \u2014 and we will tell you plainly when we think that route is open to you.<\/p>\n<h2>When it has to be contested<\/h2>\n<p>Where there is a safety concern, hidden assets or a party refusing to engage, we move quickly and we prepare thoroughly. You will know before every hearing what it is about and what you need to bring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Separation, custody, support and adoption, handled with discretion and a steady focus on the children involved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":19,"menu_order":1,"template":"","service_category":[],"class_list":["post-18","service","type-service","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-advocate-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service\/18","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-advocate-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-advocate-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/service"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-advocate-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-advocate-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"service_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-advocate-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service_category?post=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}