Hawaii Divorce Lawyers and Family Law—When You Need Resolution & Results
Hartley & McGehee is a family law firm based in Kailua, committed to offering its clients resolution and results. We handle child custody, paternity, dispute resolution, child support, adoption, temporary restraining orders, military divorce, and more.
Steven L. Hartley and Elsa F. M. McGehee are two of Hawaii’s premier Family Law attorneys. Experienced and caring, they strive to serve their clients’ needs and put the needs of their clients’ children first. With legal services meeting the highest standards and personal integrity in every decision, they have earned the trust and confidence of clients past and present.
The philosophy behind the firm is teamwork. Every case is assigned a legal team from beginning to end. This method gives each client the best possible legal representation. As a team we have the combined ability to completely understand all the strengths, weaknesses, and special circumstances of each case while concurrently organizing, processing, and resolving the most complicated family law-related matters.
The Practice
Supported by a staff of experienced Family Law attorneys and paralegals, Hartley & McGehee specializes in the following areas of Family Law:
- Divorce
- Child Custody
- Child/Spousal Support
- Paternity
- Adoption
- Temporary Restraining Orders
- Family Court Appeals
- UCCJEA & PKPA Cases
- Military Member & Spouse Divorces
- Military & Other Retirement Issues
- Foreign Certifications
- Guardianship
- Complex Child Custody (Relocation & Interstate Jurisdiction Disputes)
- Complex Property Division (Business, Real Estate Valuation)
- Post Judgment Enforcement & Pre-Marital Agreements
- Dissolution of Civil Unions
- Mediation
Announcements
2012 Hawaii Food Bank Drive
Hartley & McGehee, LLP, is pleased to announce the great success of our 5th annual Food & Fund Drive to benefit the Hawaii Food Bank for the Christmas holiday.
Thank you to everyone who participated this year. With your generous donations, we were able to collect over 1000 pounds of canned goods. That’s over 200 pounds more than collections in 2011 and 400 more than 2010! We even received donations from patients of doctors’ offices and from family members of office employees.
Mahalo for your continued support for the last 5 years!
Thank you letter from the Hawaii Food Bank.
New Attorney Joins Hartley & McGehee, LLP
Continuing our long history of serving Hawaii’s people in all areas of Family Law, Hartley & McGehee, LLP is very proud to announce our newest Associate Attorney, Amanda O. Jenssen, Esq.
Hartley & McGehee and the Honorable R. Mark Browning at Ms. Jenssen’s swearing-in ceremony at the Ronald T. Y. Moon Kapolei Family Court on December 17, 2012.
The Hartley & McGehee Excellence in Family Law Award
In the latest edition of Ke Kula Kānāwai, the email newsletter of the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, it was announced that:
Michelle Moorhead ’13 is the first recipient of the Hartley & McGehee Excellence in Family Law Award. The scholarship—established by Hartley & McGehee this year—will be awarded annually to a Law School student who demonstrates a high level of commitment and dedication to Family Law. Scholarship donors Steven Hartley ’96 and Elsa McGehee ’97 honored Michelle at the Law School’s 2012 Mahalo Reception held at the O’ahu Country Club on September 14.
Elsa McGehee, Michelle Moorehead, and Steven Hartley. Michelle Moorhead is the first recipient of the Hartley & McGehee Excellence in Family Law Award, a scholarship established this year by the partners of Hartley & McGehee.
We are incredibly proud of Michelle and her achievements, and know that she will continue her dedication to practicing Family Law as she moves into the field.