Practice Areas
At Berlin Melzer Law, we are dedicated to practicing exclusive family law and estate planning. That is ALL we do and we do it well. We serve clients in Cook, Lake, DuPage, Will, and McHenry Counties in all matters related to families. We also often co-counsel litigation cases outside of the aforementioned counties.
This includes matters related to divorce, divorce mediation, collaborative law, uncontested divorces, estate planning, wills, trusts, high-net worth estates, parental responsibility, custody, parenting time, visitation, removal, relocation, maintenance and alimony, child support, division of the marital estate, and protecting a non-marital estate. We are also experienced in other family matters including adoption, embryo disposition contracts, prenuptial agreements, postnuptial agreements, and matters related to fertility law including sperm donation agreements, egg donation, surrogacy.
Family Law
Divorce
Adoption
IVF / Embryo Disposition Congrats
Surrogacy
Guardianship/Probate
Estate and Tax Planning
Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements
Legal Separation
Same Sex Marriage and Civil Unions
Agreements including Premarital Agreements and Postnuptial Agreements
Child Custody
Parental Responsibilities
Parenting Time
Visitation
Relocation and Removal
Child Support
Spousal Support (Maintenance or Alimony)
Collaborative Law and Divorce
Mediation
Property Division
Property Classification, Tracing and Non-Marital Estates
Cohabitation Agreements