GENERAL OVERVIEW
At Downs Rachlin Martin, delivering high quality legal services and personal attention to clients are our highest priorities. Serving clients throughout Vermont and in New York's Clinton, Essex and Washington counties, DRM's Family Law Group applies sharp, comprehensive legal skills to protect the rights and assets of our clients.
Whether your situation requires calm discussion, vigorous negotiation or powerful litigation, DRM's experienced trial attorneys will give you prompt, personal attention and will deliver services cost-effectively, handling the simplest or most complex cases with efficiency and dilligence.
Our attorneys assertively pursue the outcomes that best serve the situation and needs of our clients - from the simple, amicable divorce to the highly complicated, high-asset divorce – as well as separation, custody, child support, alimony, post-divorce modifications, prenuptial agreements and other matrimonial matters.
DRM’s divorce lawyers understand that how family law issues are resolved has a lasting impact on children, finances and the ability of those involved to work successfully through difficult issues that may arise later. Our knowledgeable divorce attorneys are dedicated to helping our clients evaluate your options and resolve matrimonial matters effectively.
To schedule a free initial consultation, contact Amber Barber or Caryn Waxman, co-chairs of the DRM Family Law Group. Both Amber and Caryn are fellows of the prestigious American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. AAML fellows are recognized by judges and lawyers as preeminent family law practitioners with a high level of knowledge, skill and integrity.
When you entrust us with your case, an experienced attorney will manage your case from beginning to end. We guide you through each step, delivering the right mix of legal services for your situation. We handle all matters related to:
The DRM Family Law Group recognizes that knowing what to expect in the course of a legal matter can help ease your stress. We encourage you to read the information provided in our website and to schedule a free initial consultation.
To assist you further, we’ve provided an optional checklist that can help you get the most from an initial consultation about legal separation, divorce, civil union dissolution and other family law matters. In addition, we’ve provided a link to the state of Vermont’s judiciary website and child-support calculator tool.
To schedule a free initial consultation, contact Amber Barber or Caryn Waxman, co-chairs of the DRM Family Law Group. Both have practiced family law exclusively for more than a dozen years and are regularly invited to address lawyers and other professionals on divorce matters, related complex financial issues and other family law topics.
Both Caryn and Amber are fellows of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, a highly selective organization that recognizes excellence and works to elevate the standards and improve the practice of matrimonial law.
Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC is a full-service, regional law firm. In divorce, separation, alimony and child support matters - where certain financial and business assets are involved - attorneys from DRM’s real estate, estate planning, business law, taxation or other relevant practices may join forces with the Family Law Group to create a formidable team to represent our client’s interests.
As the exclusive member firm for Vermont of Lex Mundi, the world’s leading association of independent law firms, DRM has immediate entrée to more than 20,000 lawyers in 160 prominent and successful law firms with 560 offices in 99 countries. The firm’s association with Lex Mundi gives DRM’s clients the added benefits of access to local market knowledge and experience, relevant industry focus, sound business and language skills and responsive service.
The DRM Family Law Group represents clients throughout the state of Vermont and in New York’s Clinton, Essex and Washington counties. We welcome clients from Bellows Falls, Brattleboro, Burlington, Charlotte, Colchester, Dorset, Essex, Manchester, Middlebury, Montpelier, Morristown, Newport, Norwich, Quechee, Rutland, Shelburne, St. Albans, St. Johnsbury, Stowe, Vergennes, Waterbury, Weston, White River Junction, Williston, Winooski and other Vermont towns and villages.
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