We provide thoughtful, individualized support, helping you navigate complex family matters with confidence and care.
You’ll work directly with your attorney, receiving clear advice and prompt communication throughout your case.
We believe in full transparency. You'll always know the costs upfront, with no hidden fees or unexpected expense
If you are here, it isn’t likely your best day. This is a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy time. You need a listening ear. You need a strategy for how you are going to get through this.
Even though it feels like a complicated mess, you can have experienced, caring and battle-hardened help. You can have someone in your corner, working just for you, working for the outcome you want and your family deserves.
You are not alone. You have us. We listen for important details, things you may not have considered; we have ways of working through the conflict and confusion. We devise a strategy just for you to get you what you want – not what anyone else thinks you should want. We don’t shy away from how you feel: the anger, the sadness, the guilt and, sometimes even, elation.
This is your story. Your life. Your family. Your assets. Your concerns. Reach out to us. We are here for you. We will be your wise counselors, your warriors, and your respite from the storm. You owe it to yourself and your family to have the very best in your corner.
We are one of the few firms in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Couties that have the level of technical expertise to handle high-asset or complex asset matteres.
I have never been a huge fan of traditional mediation, although I believe wholeheartedly in negotiation. The Law Offices of M. Jude Egan treats divorce mediation like more traditional mediation.
We are conditioned as trial lawyers to believe that we are governed by the Code of Civil Procedure the same as all other matters, but the reality is that the rules of evidence are relaxed in the family court – whether by rule/statute or by practice.
Meet with an Experienced Attorney to Determine the Options Available to You to Meet Your Goals
We develop a strategy specific to your goals, personality and facts with your input and interests in mind.
Execute the plan, allowing for variations as circumstances change, but holding firm to your goals.
By M. Jude Egan, Ph.D., J.D., Certified Family Law Specialist — Egan Law, Santa Maria, California Your spouse of 32 years dies unexpectedly. Between the grief and the arrangements, someone mentions “probate” and “estate settlement,” and suddenly you are asking the questions that matter most: What happens to our house?
By M. Jude Egan, Ph.D., J.D., Certified Family Law Specialist — Egan Law, Santa Maria, California Who keeps what in a California divorce? After twenty years of practicing family law, I can tell you that almost every property fight I have ever seen comes down to three rules. If you
By M. Jude Egan, Ph.D., J.D., Certified Family Law Specialist — Egan Law, Santa Maria, California The attorney who drafted your mother’s trust told you it would keep everything out of court. No probate, no delays — just a clean transfer to you and your siblings. Six months later, the
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