Family Law

Offit Kurman - The Better Way to Get on With Your Life

Experienced Counsel For All Kinds of Family Law Issues

Family law issues can have long-term impacts on those involved. Financial details can be intricate, and emotional elements can be paralyzing. Our goal is to get you a resolution that lets you focus on your life rather than the dissolution of your marriage, and gets you back on with your life sooner rather than later.

Our Family Law Group is ready to handle family law matters of every kind, from non-litigated, less involved matters to the most complex, sophisticated matters. Our 22 Family Law attorneys in Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Pennsylvania will customize an approach that fits the needs of your particular matter. Our attorneys are admitted to the bar in various state and federal courts, and also engage in the international practice of law.

We have highly skilled, experienced attorneys who hold prestigious fellowships in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. The depth of our many practice areas allows us to work seamlessly with seasoned members of our firm on tax, estate and trust, business, immigration, bankruptcy, labor and employment, education, and other issues which come up in family law matters. Together, we help you extricate yourself from the marriage and plan for your and your children's future.

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What We Do

Separation and property settlement agreements
Divorce mediation, collaboration, arbitration and litigation
Child custody, child support, and access
Education and special needs issues

Identification, valuation, and disposition of marital property
Retirement account issues and orders
Alimony issues and tax consequences
Cohabitation and domestic partnership agreements
Reproductive rights

Domestic Violence
Guardianship
Adoption
Uncontested Divorces
Premarital Agreements
Use and possession of the family home
LGBT issues

How We Do It

Agreements

Mediation

Arbitration

Collaborative Law

Litigation

Featured Attorney

Lisa S. Becker

As an experienced Family Law attorney, Lisa has helped numerous clients in Maryland and the District of Columbia with their divorce and custody matters. Her practice includes representing high-asset and high-income individuals in divorce, representing clients in high-conflict divorces and custody cases, drafting and negotiating premarital and post-marital agreements, and handling post-divorce enforcement and custody modifications. Lisa brings her education background to custody cases involving special needs children. An experienced litigator, Lisa is also a trained Collaborative practitioner and a skilled negotiator. She uses these skills whenever possible to reach an agreement outside the courtroom, so as to obtain the best outcome for her clients in the most cost-efficient manner.

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Linda S. Ostovitz, Principal

In her 36 years of practice, Linda Sorg Ostovitz has served as a leader, educator, and advocate. Mrs. Ostovitz holds a prestigious fellowship in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and serves as the Treasurer of the Maryland Chapter. She also serves on the Board of the Howard County Chamber of Commerce and the Business Women's Network of Howard. Mrs. Ostovitz represents clients in Howard, Anne Arundel, Carroll, Montgomery, and Baltimore Counties. Her practice focuses exclusively on divorce litigation and mediation, child custody and access, child support, alimony, business valuation, as well as property and asset distribution. In addition to providing legal representation in court, Mrs. Ostovitz provides mediation services to help families come to a resolution without the need for litigation.

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Alfredo Acin, Associate

Mr. Acin is an associate in the firm’s Family Practice Group. He assists clients in a variety of family law matters including divorce, child custody and visitation, child support, alimony, property division, post-divorce decree enforcement, modification of custody, visitation, and support, and drafting pre-nuptial and separation agreements.

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David Coaxum, Principal

David Coaxum focuses his practice on the negotiation, settlement, collaborative process, and litigation of family law matters in Maryland and the District of Columbia. In addition to family law matters, he handles civil litigation and business transactional matters. His litigation practice has included representing individuals and corporate clients in state and federal trials and contract disputes, high profile defamation claims, company-dissolution disputes, real property litigation, and judgment collection. Mr. Coaxum also represents individuals and small businesses in entertainment negotiations, and other transactional matters.

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Sandra A. Brooks, Principal

As a family law attorney, Sandra (Sandy) Brooks’ practice focuses on a wide range of aspects in regards to family law. She dedicates her time to assisting clients in domestic law matters including divorce, child custody and visitation, family mediation, spousal and child support, property division, and division of retirement benefits. Other matters that fall under her jurisdiction as a family law attorney include tax consequences of divorce, mediation, prenuptial and post-nuptial agreements, negotiating and drafting of separation agreements, domestic litigation, and post-judgment proceedings.

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Alex M. Allman, Principal

Mr. Allman focuses his practice in the areas of litigation (family law and civil litigation), as well as representation of professional athletes (in all aspects of promoting and protecting their non-sports career and brand), as well as acting as outside general counsel for entrepreneurs and small family-owned business.

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