Janet Kosid Uthe has over 20 years of legal experience. She knows the system and can get things done. She is not afraid to fight and can be "AS HARD AS NAILS" in the court room. Her credentials include:

+ Certified Family Law Specialist*

She has proven herself above and beyond the normal California Bar

+ Former Deputy District Attorney

Worked in Family Support, Child Abduction and Criminal Law Divisions

+ Former Legal/Technical Director of the NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN

She understands tricky custody issues in-state, interstate, and internationally

+ Drafted National Model Legislation now being inacted by the states as the "UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT"

+ Consultant to the US Department of Justice/Office of Juvenile Justice and Deliquency Prevention

+ Judge Pro Tem for Sacramento County Superior Court

+ Lectures on Family Law matters

Janet Kosid Uthe handles all types of Family Law cases including:

+ Divorce/Legal Separation

+ Custody

+ Support

+ Property Division/Evaluation

+ Paternity

+ Adoption

+ Modification

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