Furnas Law Firm is a one attorney practice on Clinton Street in Defiance, a block north of the Defiance County Court House. Steven J. Furnas handles divorce, custody, adoption, probate and criminal defense across northwest Ohio. You are not handed off to a paralegal you never met. You talk to the attorney who is going to stand up in court with you.
Most people who call this office are having a hard month. A marriage is ending, a parent has died, a custody arrangement stopped working, or somebody got charged with something. The job is to tell you plainly what your options are, what each one costs, and what is realistic, then do the work. No jargon and no surprises on the bill.
Contested divorce, uncontested dissolution, property division, spousal support and everything that comes with untangling a household. If the two of you agree on most of it, a dissolution is faster and cheaper and we will tell you so. If you do not agree, we prepare for the fight.
Parenting plans, shared parenting, custody modifications, support orders and enforcement when the other side stops following the order. Circumstances change, and an order written five years ago for a six year old often does not fit an eleven year old. That can be revisited.
Stepparent adoption, relative adoption and agency placements through the Defiance County Probate Court. This is the happy part of family law. The paperwork is exacting, the hearing is short, and it is one of the few days in this building that everybody leaves smiling.
Opening an estate, appointing an executor or administrator, inventories, creditor claims, real estate transfers and closing the estate out. If you are holding a stack of paperwork after losing somebody, bring it in and we will sort out what actually has to be filed and when.
OVI, drug charges, theft, assault, traffic and probation violations in the Defiance Municipal Court and the Defiance County Common Pleas Court. If you have been charged or you think you are about to be, the smartest thing you can do is stop talking and call an attorney first.
A will, a durable power of attorney and a health care power of attorney, done properly, cost far less than the probate mess that happens without them. This is a short appointment and a flat fee, and it saves your family a great deal of trouble later.
Furnas Law Firm serves Defiance County plus Paulding, Putnam, Williams, Fulton, Henry and Van Wert. Being local matters more in this work than people expect. Knowing the judges, the magistrates, the prosecutors and how the docket actually runs in each of these court houses saves clients time and money.
(419) 785-4168. A few minutes on the phone is usually enough to tell whether this is something we handle and roughly what it involves. Nothing you say goes anywhere else.
Bring whatever paperwork you have, court notices, a summons, a separation agreement, a death certificate, a citation. We will go through it and lay out your realistic options, including the ones that do not involve hiring a lawyer.
Before you commit to anything you will know what the approach is, what the likely timeline looks like, and what it is going to cost. If a flat fee makes sense for your matter we will quote one.
Filings, hearings, negotiation with the other side, and a call from the attorney rather than a form letter when something changes. You will know where your case stands.
Furnas Law Firm, LLC is the practice of Steven J. Furnas, a sole practitioner at 106 Clinton Street in Defiance. Being a one attorney office is the point rather than a limitation. The person you meet at the consultation is the person who writes the motion, negotiates with opposing counsel and appears at your hearing. Nothing gets handed down to somebody less experienced because the calendar got busy. The practice covers divorce and custody, adoption, probate and estate administration, and criminal defense, and it serves Defiance along with Paulding, Putnam, Williams, Fulton, Henry and Van Wert counties. If your matter is outside that work, we will tell you honestly and point you toward somebody who does handle it.
The office is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, and closed on weekends. If you have been arrested or you are facing a filing deadline over a weekend, call (419) 785-4168 and leave a message with a number where you can be reached.
We are at 106 Clinton Street in downtown Defiance, on the west side of the street just before the Clinton Street Bridge and one block north of the Defiance County Court House. Street parking is right out front. Call (419) 785-4168 to set a time.
Tell us briefly what is going on. A divorce filing you just got served with, a custody order that stopped working, an estate you are trying to open, a charge you are facing. We will tell you what your options actually are and what each one is likely to cost.
If you have a court date coming up or you have been charged with something, call (419) 785-4168 rather than waiting on the form.
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