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Robert L. Buchler - Modesto Attorney

Family Law - Estate Planning - Bankruptcy

Stanislaus County - San Joaquin County - Merced County

Located in Modesto, the Law Office of Robert L. Buchler represents clients throughout the California Central Valley and San Joaquin Valley area who are seeking a Modesto attorney for family law, estate planning, and bankruptcy assistance.

Mr. Buchler brings 24 years of experience to the table. His clients appreciate the fact that he can not only represent them in their family law matters, but can provide the additional legal service they may require when their family dynamics change, including estate planning services and, in some cases, filing bankruptcy.

Mr. Buchler believes in giving back to the community, he serves as a judge pro tem in family law and child custody cases.

Modesto attorney, Robert Buchler, has a highly focused law practice and can assist you with the following legal matters:

Family Law

Our law firm has over 24 years of experience in the field of family law. We provide aggressive litigation that will protect your property and the interests of you and your children. If you need an effective family law attorney, call us at 209.576.8404, or you can fill out our online contact form.

Divorce-Dissolution of Marriage

If you have been served with divorce papers, or if you are contemplating a divorce, we can help you. We have over 24 years of experience. We handle contested divorce and uncontested divorce. We also help you develop an exit strategy, if needed. If you need an effective divorce attorney, call us at 209.576.8404, or fill out our online contact form.

Child Custody and Visitation

If you have children, we can assist you in determining child custody rights, including legal custody and physical custody. We can also help you work out a visitation schedule to allow for appropriate parenting time by each parent. If you need an effective child custody attorney, call us at 209.576.8404, or fill out our online contact form.

Child Support and Spousal Support

We can assist you with your child support and spousal support issues, including collections. If you have a hard time collecting child support or spousal support, you are not alone. Our office can help you recover past due support that has remained uncollected through the same legal devices that debt collection agencies and banks use to enforce their contracts. If you need an effective child support attorney, call us at 209.576.8404, or fill out our online contact form.

Marital Asset Division

If there are assets in the marriage that must be divided between you and your spouse, we can help. We have experience with valuation issues, including valuing businesses, retirement plans, and collectibles. If you need an effective marital asset division attorney, call us at 209.576.8404, or fill out our online contact form.

Post-Divorce Modifications

Often times a substantial change of circumstances will occur after a divorce. Some of these changes include the primary custodial parent moving (in some instances moving out of state), a change in employment status, or other changes that may warrant a modification of the divorce decree. If you need an effective post-divorce modification attorney, call us at 209.576.8404, or fill out our online contact form.

Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDRO’s)

Robert Buchler can help you establish or dispute a Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) after you have been divorced or you are facing the possibility of divorce. If you need an effective QDRO attorney, call us at 209.576.8404, or fill out our online contact form.

Estate Planning

Our office can examine your finances to determine what tax minimization strategy is most appropriate for you. By starting estate planning early, you will receive the most benefit from a strategy and have the greatest chance of avoiding probate. If you need an effective estate planning attorney, call us at 209.576.8404, or you can fill out our online contact form.

Living Trusts

Living trusts are effective tools for passing your primary residence and other real estate to your heirs. Moreover, in many instances you will save money because the cost of a living trust will be made up by the money saved from avoiding probate. If you need an effective living trust attorney, call us at 209.576.8404, or fill out our online contact form.

Consumer Bankruptcy

We handle all types of individual bankruptcy. We focus our bankruptcy practice on Chapter 7 and Chapter 13. If you are considering bankruptcy, important changes have recently occurred. We are familiar with the new bankruptcy rules and can answer your questions and provide you with experienced representation. If you need an effective and knowledgeable bankruptcy attorney, call us at 209.576.8404, or fill out our online contact form.

* We are a debt relief agency. We help people file for bankruptcy relief under the Bankruptcy Code.

Our divorce, consumer bankruptcy, and wills, trusts, and estate attorney at the Law Office of Robert L Buchler represents clients throughout the California Central Valley and San Joaquin Valley, including the cities of Stockton, Turlock, Keyes, Oakdale, Manteca, Tracy, Ripon, and Salida. Our family law, bankruptcy, and estate planning lawyer also represents clients throughout Stanislaus County, San Joaquin County, and Merced County. Whether you need a California family law attorney, a Modesto child custody lawyer, or a Stanislaus County QDRO attorney, our law firm can help.


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