“[Attorney Burton] got creditors to back off and was able to devise a plan that not only satisfied creditors but also enabled us to keep our house and other assets.”
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If your family is struggling with divorce or custody conflict in Santa Barbara, contact California family law lawyer Stephen Burton at the Burton Law Offices.
The gorgeous rolling hills and breathtaking coastline of Santa Barbara County are emblematic of California’s central coast region. But behind the perfect family postcards and stunning beaches and vineyards of Santa Barbara lie plenty of risks and dangers.
Just like the forest fires that roar back through the hills seemingly every year, to the undertow on the beautiful beaches, hidden problems can quickly emerge, ignite and drag seemingly perfect families down too. Family conflicts, such as divorce, custody battles, paternity conflicts, and more, can bring great grief and quickly escalate without the help of a skilled family law lawyer.
Fortunately, Santa Barbara County families can turn to the Burton Law Offices to get assistance and guidance from a family lawyer with considerable experience handling both the crucial conflicts and the underlying financial struggles that can cause or emerge from them.
Santa Barbara County is, for the most part, an expensive place to live, especially for families. School enrollment has been on a consistent decline, a sign of the difficulties of raising a family in the area. Worse, for many of those who do try, financial conflicts and constraints can be a prime catalyst for conflicts like divorce.
While the connection between financial strain and divorce is well documented, not everyone realizes that money troubles can also lead to other forms of family conflicts. For example, suppose Santa Barbara becomes too expensive for a newly single mother with custody to live. In that case, she might be driven to seek a family court judge’s approval for moving away with her children, or worse, try to move away without getting that permission.
Simultaneously, family law conflicts can, in turn, exacerbate financial difficulties and precarity, even (and sometimes especially) for seemingly well-off families. Housing prices have never been higher in Santa Barbara County, where they have essentially doubled in just ten years. A family that was barely staying ahead of their home mortgage on two combined incomes suddenly needing to stretch the same income over two separate homes is a recipe for foreclosure or bankruptcy.
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Both divorce and bankruptcy come with a certain amount of social stigma despite the fact that they are usually essential tools for escaping extremely unfortunate and difficult situations that are unpleasant for everyone involved. Both offer relief through complex legal procedures that allow families or individuals to sever legal bonds they can no longer afford to keep, emotionally or financially.
As a Central California bankruptcy and family lawyer, Stephen Burton has spent years working with families in Santa Barbara and up and down the California coast. For some, he offers essential financial guidance to help them deal with overwhelming debt, and for others, he tackles the legal side of legal conflicts around marriage or children, including
Indeed, for a surprising number of Santa Barbara County families, attorney Stephen Burton ends up tackling both at the same time. Or at least, having his help in one domain helps avoid a problem in the other.
While questions of family law, such as divorce, and of bankruptcy law, such as filing under Chapter 7 to deal with medical debt, do not constantly collide, things can get quite messy when they do.
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The situations and questions can go on and on, as both legal fields are complex and sometimes intertwined. Fortunately, there are lawyers out there who have experience in both and the complications that arise at their intersection.
For answers to these questions and more in Santa Barbara County or anywhere in California, seek out family lawyer and bankruptcy attorney Stephen Burton as soon as possible.
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Burton Law Offices |For skilled legal assistance navigating your Santa Barbara Family law matter and/or bankruptcy.
Like forest fires and rising sea levels in Santa Barbara County, neither family law conflicts nor debt difficulties tend to fix themselves on their own. In fact, inaction, or the wrong actions, can make both dramatically worse.
The longer you wait to act, the more complicated, dramatic, and expensive either type of problem will get. And if you get legal advice with only one aspect of the problem in mind, you could also end up making the other side worse or causing it in the first place.
To avoid both problems, you should call The Burton Law Offices at (818) 514-1355 as soon as possible to set up a free consultation to discuss your situation and see how Stephen Burton can help you deal with either a family law problem, overwhelming debt, or both.
Call For A Free Initial Consultation (818) 514-1355“[Attorney Burton] got creditors to back off and was able to devise a plan that not only satisfied creditors but also enabled us to keep our house and other assets.”
“We were impressed by his knowledge, skill and his reassurance that we could get through this…having someone like Steve Burton there to protect our interests has given us peace of mind.”
