Practice Areas

Divorce: Divorce can have devastating emotional and financial effects. You need someone on your side to guide you through the process and to inform you of your rights and options. Whether litigating spousal support, dividing household belongings, your marital home, or more complex assets such as businesses, retirement accounts, and pensions, our attorneys are prepared to assist you through the divorce process with the least financial impact possible.  

Child Custody: Cases involving children deal with  relationships and individuals that are the most important to our clients, and our attorneys have successfully litigated hundreds of child custody cases on their behalf. Our attorneys have the best interests of your children in mind and are prepared to advocate your case with the understanding and experience necessary to protect those whom are most important to you.

Grandparents’ Rights: More than ever before, grandparents are being left with the responsibility to care for their grandchildren when the parents are either unwilling or unable to do so. Too often, after caring for the children for extended periods of time, parents decide to take the children away under circumstances that are clearly not in the children’s best interests. In the State of Idaho, grandparents do have rights, and our attorneys have successfully assisted many grandparents in establishing custody, visitation and/or guardianship in reference to their grandchildren.

Child Support: In Idaho all parents have a duty to support their minor children. Whether you are  the parent who will receive child support or whether you are to be the parent who will pay child support, you need to know your rights. Child support in Idaho is calculated pursuant to the Idaho Child Support Guidelines, and can include many technicalities of which you need to be aware. The attorneys of Roy, Nielson, Barini-García & Platts know your rights and obligations under the Idaho Child Support Guidelines and will insure that you receive all the support to which your children are entitled and that you do not pay more than you are required.

Modifications: Very often, the Court’s decision regarding child custody and/or child support needs to be modified due to changed circumstances. Idaho law allows you to request a modification whenever changed circumstances exist. Our attorneys have handled hundreds of child custody and child support modification proceedings and can offer knowledgeable advice on how to proceed under your unique circumstance.

Guardianships/Conservatorships: When those you love most are not able to manage their own care and finances, and the responsibility falls upon you to assist them, you need to make sure you have taken the proper legal steps to fulfill this responsibility effectively. Our attorneys have handled a wide range of cases relating to guardianships and conservatorships dealing with minor children, developmentally disabled persons, and incapacitated persons.

Criminal Law: When you find yourself charged with a crime, there is nothing more important than understanding your rights. Our attorneys have handled hundreds of criminal cases and will help you to understand your rights and options in the criminal justice system. Before you do anything else, speak with one of our attorneys to assist you in your next step.

Bankruptcy: When garnishments, collection calls, lawsuits, and threatened foreclosures are looming over you, filing a bankruptcy can often offer both relief and protection from the harassment. Talk to one of our attorneys regarding your options to free yourself of your debts. We are a debt relief agency and help people file Bankruptcy under the Bankruptcy code.