Often in Custody and Visitation battles, everybody seems to forget about the children. Every major scholarly article written in the last few decades on the topics of Child Psychology and Developmental Psychology, as well as every major study on Child Custody and Visitation, concludes that a child blossoms with the mutual, cooperative support of both biological parents, whether they are divorced or not. A child needs both parents in his or her life, with plenty and equal amounts of quality time spent with each parent, and perhaps even more importantly, it is crucial that the parents have at least a mutually respectful and supportive relationship when it comes to the raising of their child. Parents often forget, however, to put their personal differences and baggage aside to come together for their child’s well-being. We often see so many extraneous issues and outcroppings of ego and revenge in Divorce Court, and the child is keenly aware of all the animosity, regardless of how subtle the parents think they are acting. Children see right through it all, and they suffer needlessly. Custody conflicts between divorced parents hurt the psychological and even physiological well-being of children, who often suffer from anxiety, depression, identity conflict, or imbalanced ego or self-esteem issues as a result of such disputes between his or her parents.
I retained Aly Ebrahimzadeh for about two months and have noticed his hard work and dedication in supporting my case. He pays attention to the details and is efficient in defending me. He has a higher sense of justice and morals which are admirable, and I am confident we will win the case together.”
- Child Custody Client Testimonial for Mr. Aly Ebrahimzadeh, Esq., Spring 2011.
We try to help parents do the right thing for their children. Sometimes, this means urging the parents to compromise, which means to each give up something they really don’t want to give up. And sometimes this means we have to litigate, especially when we are up against hostile opposing parties and their attorneys, who often seem curiously intent on expanding and lengthening the hostilities between the parents, rather than talking some good sense into their clients about the realities of the law, the mandates of the rules of evidence, and the true best interests of the children. Unlike many family law attorneys out there, we focus on the child’s well-being and sense of peace. Certainly, we know how to bring the fire and rain to litigation in the courtroom, make no mistake. But our goal and our style is based on creating a peaceful home environment, and supporting a child’s basic human rights to equal time with both parents.
At Prometheus:, we provide full scope litigation representation, mediation services, Collaborative Divorce representation, and Parenting Coordination for clients in Child Custody and Child Visitation legal proceedings in and around the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Areas, including in Napa, Pleasanton, Oakland, Palo Alto, San Jose, and Santa Cruz, California. We have unique access to a hand-selected cadre of family law professionals, including child psychologists, therapists, additional mediators, and private social workers, all of whom share our core values when it comes to creating a peaceful and loving relationship between a child and his divorced parents.
Prometheus: is a different kind, a better kind, of law firm.
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