Practice Areas
Divorce Lawyer
Has your world turned upside down? Are you facing relentless pressure or feeling overwhelmed by the process? You need a fighter—someone who will stand by your side and never back down. At Samuel & Coleman, LLC, we don’t just take cases; we take on the toughest opponents and deliver results. With a proven track record of winning against even the most formidable adversaries, we’re the relentless advocates you need in your corner. When it comes to protecting your rights and your future, we are the team that won’t quit.
401k Plans & Pensions
Under Louisiana law, most retirement benefits that have accrued or become vested during the marriage are community property and therefore held with equal interest by both parties.
Child & Spousal Support
Child and spousal support are distinct and separate financial arrangements; however, the two are often illogically linked in the minds of former partners after a separation.
Community Property Partition
Louisiana law designates that any assets acquired during a marriage, with limited exceptions, are community property held with equal interest by both parties.
Paternity Actions
Louisiana recognizes the rights of a father both to accept paternity without genetic testing as well as the right to challenge it.
Prenupital Agreements
Protection from undesirable division of assets, business risk, other marital hazards, must be handled with tact and deliberation before both marriage and divorce.
Relocation
Parents are surprised to learn that Louisiana laws prevent a custodial parent from relocating a minor child outside the state without consent of the other parent or the courts.
Restraining Orders/Protective Orders
No one enters a relationship, let alone a marriage, expecting to need a restraining order to protect against financial, physical, emotional and other types of harm and/or abuse.
Uncontested Divorce
In an uncontested divorce, both parties have reached a mutual agreement regarding asset distribution, child support and custody, and other important aspects of the divorce.
Visitations
Visitation rights can be a very touchy subject, especially when two parents are deeply estranged from one another.