protecting what’s most important to you

People don’t always act exactly as they have agreed or been ordered to perform. We call this a “breach” of one’s obligations and duties. Breaches are frustrating to deal with, particularly if you’ve conducted yourself honorably in fulfilling your obligations per the terms of any agreement or order.

This is because the burden is on the non-breaching party to compel the breaching party to act as agreed or ordered. This can create waste, in the form of money spent to compel performance, which reduces the value of the benefits obtained by agreement or court order. In some cases, these costs can be recovered and deter future non-compliance.

Lerch Early attorneys work with enforcement and breach of agreement and court order issues. We also work diligently with enforcement and a bunch of agreements and court order issues. clients to craft strategies for enforcing agreements or court orders in a swift and cost-effective manner.

In addition, we work with parties to develop agreements that include remedies, security, and/or financial penalties to encourage timely performance. This means structuring agreements so the benefit(s) our clients receive are secure and collectible in the event of breach.

Success Stories

Gaining Physical Custody in Relocation Case

Challenge

The mother of our client’s children planned to move away for a new job opportunity, taking the children with her. She had been the primary parent, so our client wished to gain sole physical custody of the children, allowing them to remain in the DC area.

Strategy

Lerch Early argued before the court that the children would be best served to stay in this area with their father. We worked with key experts to demonstrate that a move to the new location would be detrimental to the children’s interests.

Result

The judge awarded sole physical custody to our client, allowing the children to remain in the environment where they attended school and had friends.

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