Supporting Families and Businesses
At JoAnn C. Donovan, LLC Attorney at Law, we take pride in our record of helping St. Louis County and St. Charles County clients resolve a range of legal issues involving family law, estate law, and business law. Contact us for skilled counsel and representation from a Missouri lawyer with more than 25 years of experience.
- Family law — We represent clients in all areas of family law, including:
- Divorce — We represent clients in child support, property division, and spousal maintenance and related matters.
- Child custody and visitation — We can help you pursue your preferred child custody outcome, and the best interests of the child.
- Modification and relocation — If you would like to modify a family court judgment, or if one parent wishes to modify a child custody order to relocate, we can help.
- Paternity — Whether or not the paternity of your child is acknowledged on the birth certificate, we can help you obtain child support, visitation and/or custody.
- Adoption and guardianship — We can help formalize your caring relationship with a child.
- Domestic violence: If you need to file for an order of protection (restraining order) or if you are on the receiving end of such an order, we can give you the immediate legal assistance you need.
- Estate planning — We help ensure that our clients' last wishes are documented by preparing wills, trusts, health care directives, and powers of attorney.
- Wills — A will is the starting point to building an effective estate plan.
- Trusts — Trusts can be drafted to meet the various needs of individual clients. A trust can be used to avoid the need for probate.
- Powers of attorney - A power of attorney designates an individual to make important health and financial decisions on behalf of another.
- Probate and trust administration — If you have been named in a will as personal representative of an estate, or as the trustee of a trust, we can advice you of your duties.
- Probate litigation — Sometimes it is necessary to go to court to resolve conflicts over an estate. We have the experience to represent you in these proceedings.
- Commercial and business law: We provide a full range of commercial and business services, from business formations and business contracts to litigation.
Contact us to schedule a free initial consultation about your legal case or concern.
