When You Need an Attorney Who Will Listen

Donald S. Dench

For ten years, attorney Donald S. Dench has been providing clients in Orange, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Riverside county with quality legal help in family law and criminal defense. Contact his law offices in Rancho Cucamonga or Carlsbad to schedule a consultation at the office nearest you.

Mr. Dench is committed to providing helpful, personalized legal service at affordable rates in a friendly and comfortable environment. He understands the importance of compassionate legal help during times of crisis. You will always feel you have been listened to and understood.

Family Law

As a Rancho Cucamonga and Carlsbad family lawyer, Mr. Dench provides a wide range of legal services to people in stressful family disputes including:

• Divorce or marital separation
• Child custody, parenting time ("visitation"), parenting plans, and modification of child custody orders or parenting schedules
• Child support and later modification of child support orders
• Assistance with nonpayment of child support (enforcement)
• Spousal support and modification of spousal support orders
• Premarital agreements
• Domestic partnership agreements
• Adoption
• Establishing legal paternity and related issues of child custody and support
• Guardianship of minor children

Juvenile Law

Mr. Dench has years of experience in the criminal justice system and as a caseworker for juveniles. This can be a great asset in his work on behalf of juveniles who have run into trouble with the law. He represents young people in school expulsion hearings, juvenile dependency cases, and juvenile delinquency trials.

Criminal Defense

As your California criminal defense attorney, Mr. Dench is an aggressive advocate in court to ensure that your rights are protected and that you receive the best outcome possible in your case. He works with clients charged with felony or misdemeanor crimes, including:

• Domestic violence and defense against unfair restraining orders
• Drunk driving charges of DUI.
• Theft and white collar crimes

If you have failed to make your child support payments, even if you have good reasons, the DA’s office will prosecute. Mr. Dench can defend non-custodial parents facing criminal charges of nonpayment of child support as well as helping parents come to more positive arrangements for meeting their child support arrangements. 

Contact Mr. Dench to schedule a consultation at the law office nearest you.

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