An Experienced Grand Rapids Family Law And Criminal Defense Attorney
Legal challenges can be emotionally exhausting and have the potential to derail your life. This is especially true when you are facing family law challenges or have been accused of a crime and need a criminal defense attorney.
The founding attorney of Stacy L. Van Dyken, P.C., has been practicing law since 2002. With more than 20 years of experience, Stacy Van Dyken is dedicated to serving clients throughout Grand Rapids and its surrounding communities. You can read more about her here:
Supporting Clients Through A Family Crisis
If you are facing a family crisis, an experienced and compassionate family law attorney can make a significant difference in protecting your rights and advocating for you. Ms. Van Dyken helps clients with the following family law matters:
- Divorce: When navigating a divorce, an experienced divorce lawyer can help you reach a settlement agreement in an uncontested divorce or litigate your case at trial in contested and confrontational divorce scenarios. Attorney Van Dyken can help you establish spousal support, protect your rights to a fair distribution of property and sort out complicated financial issues in your divorce.
- Paternity: If your situation involves children born out of wedlock, the firm’s attorney can assist you in establishing paternity. She can also help you determine child support, establish custody and define parenting time and visitation schedules.
- Adoption: If you are looking to adopt a child, attorney Van Dyken can provide support and legal guidance.
- Prenuptial agreements: If you and your partner are preparing for marriage or combining your households, an experienced lawyer can help you craft an agreement, such as a prenup, that will protect your assets and rights should you ultimately decide to change your arrangement.
Circumstances can change, especially after a divorce is finalized. If you have already gotten divorced but are contemplating a relocation with your children, or if other circumstances have significantly changed, attorney Van Dyken can help you seek a modification of your original decree. She can also support you if you need to ask the Michigan family law courts for assistance in enforcing an existing court order.
Providing Criminal And Juvenile Defense For Grand Rapids Clients
As a criminal defense attorney, Ms. Van Dyken also assists Grand Rapids clients who have been accused of crimes in Michigan. She provides support and legal guidance to families with children facing accusations in juvenile court.
Additionally, sometimes, accusations of abuse and neglect surface within families. Attorney Van Dyken provides compassionate and nonjudgmental legal guidance and support to clients who are dealing with proceedings brought by Children’s Protective Services (CPS) in Michigan.
Striving To Achieve Workable Solutions
Attorney Van Dyken will work closely with you and opposing counsel in an effort to achieve fair and favorable results without having to litigate issues in family law court. Her aim will be helping you reach agreements that protect your rights and assist you in achieving your goals. In her many years of experience, attorney Van Dyken has learned that the best results are achieved by allowing individuals to keep control of the agreement development process. However, in the event that your situation is contentious and can’t be settled, she will be ready to advocate in court on your behalf.
A Reputation Built On Results And Personalized Service
Attorney Van Dyken’s client-focused and hands-on approach has earned her a reputation in the Grand Rapids community. Among her peers in the legal community, she is a respected advocate. With her clients, she is considered a lawyer who takes the time to understand them. They know that she will work to find unique and creative legal solutions that will fit each of their particular needs.
With a reputation built on results and service, attorney Van Dyken will work with you one on one to determine your objectives and establish your goals. She will make sure that you understand the applicable Michigan laws and how they will apply to your case. She will craft customized legal strategies designed to achieve your objectives and goals.
Ms. Van Dyken’s commitment to providing outstanding client service is evident from her high referral rate. Most of her new clients come to her because she has assisted their family members or friends, and those former clients have complete confidence that she will serve their friends and relatives well.
Schedule A Confidential Consultation
Attorney Van Dyken is available for consultation appointments. To schedule a confidential, no-obligation consultation, call the office at 616-776-3902 or send a message through the firm’s website. You have the right to an experienced litigator, and with more than 20 years of experience, attorney Van Dyken can protect your rights and best interests.