Family & Business Lawyers in Gainesville, Florida

Law Office of Richard M. Knellinger, PA

2815 Northwest 13th Street
Suite 305
Gainesville, Florida 32609
USA

(352) 373-3334 or (888) 844-3985

(352) 376-1214

www.lawyergainesville.com

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Law Firm Overview

The Law Office of Richard M. Knellinger, P.A. is an experienced, dedicated law firm in Gainesville, Florida. Our firm provides a wide range of family and business law services for individuals, families, and owners of businesses in Gainesville and communities throughout north central Florida. Working with a staff of professionals, we provide a personalized attorney-client relationship based on each client's unique concerns and requirements.

Our mission is to learn and understand our clients' needs, as well as the external factors affecting them, in order to professionally represent and advise them throughout the legal process. We strive to clearly communicate our legal knowledge and experience, thereby enabling our clients to make well-informed decisions. Our philosophy is based on our commitment to provide advice to our clients, based upon years of experience. You can expect prompt, responsive personal service and legal representation.

At the Law Office of Richard Knellinger, P.A., we consistently seek to refine our skills by continually investing in training and technology in order to be prepared for the challenges facing our clients. Our work environment is based on diligent work effort, community involvement, and a commitment to the profession. Richard Knellinger, Justin Jacobson, Robert King, and Judith Paul are committed to providing personalized service and attention to the details of every client's case.

Year this Office was Established: 1974

Practice Areas

Additional Practice Areas: Modifications of Final Judgments; Postnuptial Agreements; Enforcement Orders; Guardian Advocacy; Name Change; Annulments; Pension Plans; Military Benefits; High-Asset Divorce; Asset Valuation; Parent Relocation; Parental Rights; Business Succession Planning; Parenting Plans; Child Relocation; Property Division; Modifications; Estate Administration; Advance Health Care Directives; Powers of Attorney; Guardianships; Non-competition and Confidentiality Agreements.

Practice Areas Description

- Family Law

The Law Office of Richard M. Knellinger, P.A., can help you with all of your family law needs. Senior attorney Richard Knellinger has been working in Family Law matters on behalf of the residents of Gainesville, Florida and beyond, since 1974. We remain committed to offering family law advice, based on experience, knowledge, and understanding the immediate and long-term needs of our clients.

- Divorce

All of our lawyers hold true to the belief that a client is well-served only when a divorce settlement or court judgment resolves present needs and provides for a sound future. We understand how difficult ending a marriage can be, and how the last thing you might want to think about is filling out divorce forms.

- High-Asset Divorce

Not all divorce actions are equal. Whether you are involved in an uncontested or contested divorce in Florida, if there are multiple assets of high value involved it can bring additional complexity and emotion.

- Child Custody and Child Support

Child custody, support, and visitation issues are often the crux of the divorce litigation and settlement. In divorce cases involving family-owned businesses and high-value assets, the equitable distribution of those assets and debts often become very hotly contested. There may be business succession plans, trust distribution issues, education funds, and other support issues that are a necessary part of a fair child custody settlement, as well.

- Parenting Plans

Determining how children will be raised is never an easy issue, especially when the parents are in the middle of a divorce. Each parent's legal responsibilities and obligations in child custody, visitation and child support have traditionally been dealt with in divorce decrees. However, as the Florida Supreme Court has recognized, many divorcing couples need a way to deal formally with a variety of parenting issues that are not so easily spelled out in a court order.

- Child Relocation

Child relocation is a tricky issue for divorced parents even long after they have finalized their divorces and parenting plans.

- Property Division

Property division can often be one of the most hotly-contested and emotional issues in a divorce. Florida is an equitable distribution state, which means there is a legal presumption that both spouses have an equal interest in marital assets and equal responsibility for marital debts.

- Business and Divorce

Building a successful business is part of the American dream. Unfortunately, it sometimes becomes necessary to protect your interest in that business in a divorce proceeding. A family business is a valuable asset, and having an experienced family law attorney to protect your interests is a vital component of a successful divorce action.

- Modification

The conditions of a Final Judgment are based on the circumstances that existed at the time the judgment was rendered. Over time, those circumstances may change and modifications to the Final Judgment may become necessary.

- Probate and Estate Litigation

At the Law Office of Richard M. Knellinger, P.A., we know that wills and trust distributions often cause debates and disputes between beneficiaries. In many situations, there may not be a will or it has become alarmingly outdated.

- Estate Planning

The Law Office of Richard M. Knellinger, P.A., provides estate planning and probate administration services. We focus on building long-term relationships, so that we can better understand your immediate financial situation. We work to help you to preserve your success to fund your retirement and pass your assets to your chosen beneficiaries. We work with a network of independent asset and business valuation consultants, as well as your own tax and financial planners to develop an estate preservation and distribution plan that is right for your specific objectives.

- Will and Trust

Upon your death, unless you have expressly planned for your estate, your assets will be distributed based upon the laws and statutes in effect at that time, and the beneficiaries may not be the ones you intend. To ensure that your wishes in this distribution are carried out, you may need a last will and testament, trust, or other estate planning documents.

- Business Litigation

Business relationships in our modern age have become increasingly complex. The attorneys with the Law Office of Richard M. Knellinger P.A. know that, and can bring their knowledge and extensive background in business litigation to bear on any contractual dispute in which your business may be involved. Our attorneys have provided litigation and dispute resolution services to business owners in Gainesville and throughout the north central Florida area for years.

- Business Transaction

Whether you are just thinking about starting a business of your own, or have been operating a successful business for many years, the Law Office of Richard M. Knellinger, P.A., is ready to help. Senior attorney Richard Knellinger has been helping businesses succeed in communities throughout north central Florida since 1974. The business transaction lawyers of the Law Office of Richard M. Knellinger, P.A., take a personalized approach that focuses on the long-term objectives of our clients.

- Civil Litigation Appeals

Trial courts sometimes make mistakes. If you have unfortunately had a trial court rule against you in a civil trial, in whole or in part, or have achieved a favorable verdict or ruling only to have it appealed by the other party, there may be legitimate options for a successful appeal.

Attorneys

	Mr. Justin Dillon Jacobson Attorney Adoption, Agency and Distributorship, Alimony, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Practice		Mr. Robert Hill King Attorney Commercial Litigation, Family Law
	Mr. Richard M. Knellinger Attorney Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Business and Industry, Competition Law, Estate Planning, Family Law		Ms. Lauren N Richardson Attorney Accident, Adoption, Agency and Distributorship, Alimony, Antitrust and Trade Regulation