The Law Office of Glen L. Rabenn
The Law Office of Glen L. Rabenn Certified Family Law Specialist
Firm Overview
Family Law deals with especially sensitive issues that can
have life-long emotional and financial effects. It is a specialized area
of law, requiring specific training in negotiation and litigation
skills, taxation, property and business evaluation, as well as a
knowledge of constantly changing rules and procedures.
The law office of Glen L. Rabenn is devoted exclusively to the
practice of Family Law. With more than 32 years of hands-on experience,
Mr. Rabenn offers a comprehensive understanding of the legal and human
issues involved in all areas of Family Law:
- Dissolution of Marriage
We guide you carefully
through the legal steps and help you resolve your personal concerns with
the goal of achieving a fair and equitable agreement. - Children:
We evaluate all of the options to help you find the best solution for your children. - Property Settlement
We provide expert counsel
and strong advocacy in the complex areas of discovery, assessment and
negotiation of personal and business assets. - Child Support
We apply innovative solutions and
strong negotiation techniques to the development, revision and
enforcement of workable child support agreements. When agreement is not
possible, we provide strong, persuasive representation in court. - Spousal Support
We represent your interests for now and the future. - Family Law Litigation
We
provide our clients with vigorous representation at all stages of a
family law case. In a divorce or other family law matter clients often
need immediate action to protect their rights or the interests of their
children. In other cases, the client âs spouse might be hiding assets or
understating income. Our office is experienced in dealing with these
situations in a swift and effective manner by employing the following
strategies:
- Next day filing of a dissolution of marriage case.
- Obtaining emergency restraining orders.
- Serving subpoenas on banks and other financial institutions.
- Depositions of the other spouse and witnesses.
- Preventing the other spouse from disposing of or borrowing against real estate.
- Preventing the other spouse from removing minor children from the state.
- Obtaining orders protecting our clients from domestic violence, including excluding the other spouse from the family residence.
In
addition to traditional litigation, our office is now offering
Collaborative Divorce services. In a Collaborative Divorce case the
spouses and their attorneys sign an agreement in which they commit
themselves to resolving the issues in the divorce without going to
court. The agreement further provides that if either spouse decides to
litigate the case in court, both of the attorneys will withdraw from the
case and will not be allowed to perform any further services in
connection for either spouse.
The Collaborative Divorce process involves the assembly of a team of
professionals who are all dedicated to achieving an amicable resolution
of the divorce without going to court. In addition to the attorneys, the
team includes four other professionals.
Divorce Coaches: Each spouse has his/her own mental
health professional who serves as a "divorce coach," assisting the
spouse in dealing with the emotional and child-related issues in the
case.
Child Specialist: A third mental health professional who focuses on the needs of the children
Financial Specialist: A financial expert who assists the spouses in creating household budgets and dividing the community property
A Collaborative Divorce differs from the traditional litigated divorce in several important respects:Â
Be sure to visit Glen's California Divorce blog
for discussions of California Family Law topics, including recent
appellate court decisions, new family law statutes, Collaborative
Divorce, child support, child custody, spousal support and division of
community property.
3030 Old Ranch Parkway, Suite 370
Seal Beach
CA
90740
- 562-432-8929
- 562-431-5725
Other Offices
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4590 MacArthur Blvd., 5th Floor
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Glen Rabenn
The law office of Glen L. Rabenn is devoted exclusively to the practice
of Family Law. With more than 30 years of hands-on experience, Mr.
Rabenn offers a comprehensive understanding of the legal and human
issues involved in all areas of Family Law
- Bar Number: CALIFORNIA STATE BAR
California , 1972 - Bar Number: UNITED STATE SUPREME
, 1975
- LOYOLA UNIV. SCHOOL OF LAW
JD , 1972
LOS ANGELES, CA
- UCLA
BA , 1969
LOS, CA
Articles Written
Words and Phrases Commonly Used in Dissolution Cases
Created On: 11/11/2010
The following are words and phrases that are often used in Family Law proceedings. Actuary: Expert hired to determine the value of a pension plan. Ante-nuptial Agreement: Agreement entered into before marriage...
Ten Things You Should Know About Divorce
Created On: 11/11/2010
When a marriage ends, spouses and their children often face a perfect storm of stressful events: new living arrangements, parenting schedules, and of course, decisions about property and money. The emotions caused by these changes can make it difficult for spouses to understand the legal process of divorce, and may even impair their ability to make sound decisions.
Calculating Child Support Under California Guidelines
Created On: 01/21/2009
In California, child support is based on a complex calculation that takes into consideration the parents’ incomes, how much time each parent spends with the child, and any tax deductions that are available to either parent. This formula is applied whenever the support of a minor child is to be determined, including in dissolutions (divorces), paternity, and domestic partnership cases.
California Child Support FAQ's
Created On: 01/21/2009
1) How is Child Support determined? In 1984 the California Legislature enacted the Agnos Minimum Child Support Standards Act. This law established minimum levels of child support and required the courts to establish guidelines for awards of child support above the statutory minimums.