Family Law

If you find yourself involved in a divorce or custody case, Rouse Law Office can help. We are experienced in handling divorce and legal separation cases. This includes helping the client with filing or responding to the initial petition, property and debt division issues, child support, parental responsibilities (i.e., custody), parenting time (i.e., visitation), maintenance (i.e., alimony) and a host of other issues that can arise in any divorce or legal separation case. It is also not uncommon, particularly in divorces involving children, for issues to arise after the divorce decree is entered in the case. Rouse Law Office is experienced in handling these post decree matters, whether it is a failure to pay child support, modification of child support, or one parent desires to move out of state with the children. We can help.

The firm is also well versed in cases involving the Constitutional rights of parents to direct the upbringing, care, and education of their children. Many times parents are falsely accused of child abuse or neglect, and their parental rights are threatened. Mr. Rouse has successfully helped parents who have found themselves in this unfortunate and frightening situation. Be it allegations of physical abuse or neglect, dangerous living environment, educational neglect, failure to supervise, or a child’s failure to thrive, Rouse Law Office can help. We help you in dealing with Social Services and its social workers, defend you in dependency and neglect cases in court, defend you in court cases to terminate parental rights, and help you deal with issues involving the Central Registry.