California Divorce Lawyers

Di Maria & Cone

We never lose sight of how our legal advice affects real families.

At the Palo Alto law office of Di Maria & Cone, our practice is devoted to family law. If you personally are in the midst of a divorce, your attorney likely will have a broad influence over your short- and long-term future. Between the two of us, we have practiced family law for more than fifty years. That experience allows us to quickly and competently evaluate your case and to focus on you as a person.

Getting to know you as a person is imperative in winning favorable settlements inside or outside court. If a trial or other legal proceeding is necessary, we will prepare you and the case carefully. For thoughtful legal representation, contact an experienced California divorce lawyer at Di Maria & Cone. We represent clients throughout the San Francisco Peninsula and South Bay Area with any family law issue, including:

Divorce and Legal Separation: We help our clients survive—and then give them tools to thrive—during difficult and complicated divorces. Our years of experience in litigating and settling divorces help us competently evaluate and handle even the most complicated cases.

Property Division: California law regarding community and separate property can be complicated. Our experience allows us to competently analyze and advocate as to your rights in property owned by either spouse during marriage, including company stock options (whether vested or not), pensions and other employment benefits, real property, and business interests. We will assemble information and legal research to determine whether an asset should be categorized as community property, separate property or commingled property. We will then assist you in negotiating a settlement or being your trial attorney.

Child Custody and Visitation: Child custody and visitation ("parenting time") can be in issue in divorce proceedings, in proceedings between unmarried parents and in proceedings between third parties and one or both parents. Our firm has always had a strong practice in representing parents who are having conflicts with the other parent concerning the care of and their time with their children. We try to help our clients through this very difficult time with compassion, skill and strong advocacy. We will not knowingly hurt a child and will advise you when we think a certain action would be detrimental to your child.

Child Support, Spousal Support, and Attorneys' Fees: California law requires both parents (whether or not they are or were married to each other) to support their minor children. The amount of child support is determined by the difference in the parties’ incomes, the amount of time the child spends with each party, and the expenses necessary for child care, medical care, educational and other expenses. A spouse has the obligation to support the other spouse. The amount and duration of support depends on numerous factors set by statute. The court may consider the difference between the earnings and assets of the parties in requiring one spouse to contribute to payment of the other’s attorney’s fee to level the playing field between the spouses. A court can also make an award of attorney’s fees as sanctions under California statutes for improper conduct by a party.

Domestic Violence: Domestic violence has become an issue in many divorces, as well as other legal proceedings. A finding that a person has committed domestic violence can affect many rights, including the right to work in certain jobs and the right to custody and visitation of children. Although we do not represent defendants charged with the crime of domestic violence, but we will assist you in obtaining or defending against domestic violence restraining orders or civil harassment orders.

At Di Maria & Cone, we understand the impact family conflicts will have in the lives of real people for years to come. This is why as family law attorneys, we take the time to get to know each client as a whole person. We help our clients survive—and then give them tools to thrive—during difficult and complicated divorces.

Our technical competence frees us to truly get to know each new client as a unique person so we can represent them well to opposing counsel and before a judge.

Contact a California divorce lawyer or family law attorney at Di Maria & Cone for a free phone consultation. We look forward to the opportunity to meet you!

The Palo Alto, California, family law lawyers of Di Maria & Cone represent clients throughout the state, primarily in the San Francisco Peninsula and South Bay Area communities such as Atherton, Cupertino, Los Altos, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Redwood City, San Jose, Sunnyvale, and Woodside.

Santa Clara County • San Mateo County

Di Maria & Cone

425 Sherman Avenue, Suite 320
Palo Alto, CA 94306

Phone: (650) 321-4460
Fax: (650) 321-0632
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