Family law · San Francisco · Since 2011

Prepared for court. Focused on keeping you out of it.

Abby O'Flaherty guides San Francisco families through divorce with a clear plan and straight talk. Most cases are best resolved at the table. When the other side won't be reasonable, she takes it to court.

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How it works

Every divorce moves through three phases.

Abby walks every new client through this map. It turns an overwhelming situation into a sequence of manageable steps, and it tells you exactly where you are.

  1. 1

    Stabilize

    Think of the emergency room. Triage isn't the long-term care plan. It's about stabilizing. First we make sure everyone has a roof over their head, money in the bank, and the kids know where they're going.

  2. 2

    Gather

    Once things are steady, we get the full picture: assets, income, everything that matters. Good decisions come from complete information, not from guesses.

  3. 3

    Resolve

    With the whole picture in hand, we work out how you get through this and out the other side, at the table when that serves you, and in court when it doesn't.

Your friend's divorce isn't your divorce.

Every family is different, and so is every case. What happened to someone else is a poor guide to what will happen to you. Abby starts from your situation, not from a template.

Practice areas

What Abby handles

Divorce & separation From the first conversation to a final judgment, negotiated or litigated. Learn more → Custody & parenting plans Arrangements built so the kids always know where they're going. Learn more → Child & spousal support Fair numbers, grounded in the full financial picture. Learn more → Property & asset division Homes, equity, retirement and business interests. Learn more →

The two questions everyone asks

How long will it take? What will it cost?

Why you won't get a number on day one

Abby has seen divorces that cost $5,000 and divorces that cost $4 million. Any estimate before the facts are in is a guess, and a guess only sets you up to be disappointed later.

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What you can count on

  • Call before 2 p.m. and you'll hear back the same day. Call later and you'll hear back the next business day.
  • A plain-English walk through the legal process and what has to happen, step by step.
  • Straight answers, even when they aren't the ones you hoped for.
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