Attorney JULIE A. SCHAFER provides clients with high quality legal services and representation for all family members  in northeastern Ohio, primarily in Summit, Portage, Stark, Medina, Wayne and Cuyahoga Counties.  My practice focuses on:

DOMESTIC RELATIONS  matters, including: 

• Divorce, dissolution and legal separation
• Post-decree issues - such as modifying  parenting plans, changing custody, and child support adjustments
• Enforcement of agreements - contempt actions
• Private parenting complaints for single, unmarried parents to resolve unsettled issues such as obtaining parental rights and visitation for fathers and child support and reimbursement for birthing expenses for mothers
• Prenuptial agreements 

  JUVENILE  issues, including:

• Representation of parents involved in dependency, neglect and abuse cases
• Motions for legal custody
• Grandparent Power of Attorney and Caretaker Authorization Affidavit (Ohio House Bill 130)
• Juvenile delinquency cases
• Representation of students at school suspension/expulsion appeal hearings

MEDIATION SERVICES

• I am a trained mediator and can help identify and resolve financial issues for parties facing divorce or dissolution, parenting issues with children to resolve homework, curfew, dating matters, etc., and mediating important issues such as neighbor to neighbor, small business to customer, etc. 
• The cost to mediate a resolution to your problem is typically much less than the cost of taking the matter to court. 
• Mediation is frequently required as the first course of action in disuptes between divorced parents over children's issues, either as a result of a parenting plan or the court's own procedures. 

PROBATE COURT issues, including:

• Estate Administration
• Preparation of wills, living wills and financial powers of attorney
• Preparation of Health Care Power of Attorney
• Civil Land Sales
• Guardianships
• Adoptions - Agency, Private and Step-parent
• Name changes

CIVIL LITIGATION, including:

• Breach of contract
• Small claims
• Personal injury claims

BUSINESS LAW for small businesses, including:

• Business formation
• Compliance with annual filing/maintenance requirements
• General legal counsel
• Litigation
• Contract drafting and review

EXPUNGEMENTS, in all courts, including BCI

755 White Pond Drive, Suite 403
Akron, Ohio 44320
TEL: 330.864.2003
FAX: 330.864.7157
CELL: 330.715.8422