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Columbus Family Law Attorney

Located in Columbus, Ohio and serving clients throughout central Ohio, the law firm of Dougherty, Hanneman & Snedaker limits its practice to:

• Divorce,
• Dissolution,
• Related family law matters.

These matters include property division, taxes, child custody, child support, child visitation (parenting time), enforcement of court orders (contempt), establishment of parent-child relationships (paternity), grandparent visitation, post-decree modification of child custody and child support, post-decree modification of spousal support, pre-marital (pre-nuptial) agreements, shared parenting, and spousal support (alimony).

Specialist Knowledge and Expertise in Family Relations Law

At Dougherty, Hanneman & Snedaker, we have the experience necessary to assist clients in navigating all of the potential pitfalls in dissolutions, divorces and other family law matters. Our lawyers have the knowledge and skills to handle the simple matters as well as the complex. We can assist clients who need a simple dissolution of their marriage as well as clients such as business owners and professionals who have complex property division and support matters.

The three founding members of our law firm Douglas Dougherty, James Hanneman and Robert “Chip” Snedaker, are board certified by the Ohio State Bar Association as Certified Specialist, Family Relations Law. They are three of just ninety-nine attorneys (as of January 1, 2008) in the state of Ohio, who have earned the designation of Certified Specialist, Family Relations Law.

The six attorneys at Dougherty, Hanneman & Snedaker, LLC have combined experience in excess of 100 years of dedicated service in asserting and protecting the rights of Ohio families, spouses, parents and children.

Client Privacy

At Dougherty, Hanneman & Snedaker, we recognize that many clients wish to keep their private affairs out of the public domain. We assist our clients reach this goal by providing them with many options to keep their private affairs private. Our client privacy practices include: private hearings at our law firm with private judges, out-of-court private agreements, out-of-county filings, non-disclosure agreements and other methods designed to maintain the client’s privacy.

Alternatives to Expensive Litigation

For those clients concerned about the high cost of a divorce or the acrimony associated with contested cases in the court system, the attorneys at Dougherty, Hanneman & Snedaker provide their clients with many alternative dispute resolution methods including:

• collaborative divorce,
• divorce mediation, and
• customized approaches to settle family relations disputes with dignity and with cost-efficiency.

Convenient Location

The law firm of Dougherty, Hanneman & Snedaker is located in a safe and convenient northwest Columbus suburban location with free on-site parking.

Contact Us

Please contact the attorneys at Dougherty, Hanneman and Snedaker for a confidential consultation with an Ohio State Bar Association Certified Specialist in Family Relations Law regarding your family law issue. Attorneys Douglas Dougherty, James Hanneman and Robert “Chip” Snedaker are three of just ninety-nine attorneys (as of January 1, 2008) in the state of Ohio, who have earned the designation of Certified Specialist, Family Relations Law.