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• Mildred B. Sweeney

Law Firm Overview

Sweeney Law Offices has earned an enviable record of positive mediation outcomes as well as favorable settlements and sound legal resolutions on behalf of our diverse clients. We take great pride in our reputation as persuasive negotiators and litigators.

When you hire Sweeney Law Offices to protect your interests, you can be confident a solution to your problem is at hand. We are here to listen, provide knowledgeable legal advice, and offer effective advocacy in often distressing personal situations. Our family law attorneys are persuasive negotiators and strive to reach a just and fair agreement between the parties whenever possible. If an acceptable agreement cannot be reached, our experienced lawyers will vigorously pursue and protect your rights in court.

Our Pittsburgh area law firm concentrates on divorce, child custody, adoption and other legal matters involving domestic relations among parents, children, spouses, domestic partners, and the extended family. We also represent clients in Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income matters.

Serving the needs of families

Firm founder Mildred B. Sweeney has been serving the needs of families for over 25 years, first as a licensed social worker, and now as a skilled family law attorney. Today, Attorney Sweeney works with her daughter, Attorney Flora Sweeney, to provide effective family law solutions for clients throughout the Pittsburgh metro area and all of western Pennsylvania. Our law firm understands that a divorce is not a single event. It is a series of legal, social, psychological, and economic changes for your entire family.

Mediation provides an alternative method of resolution to a legal matter. The mediation process includes submission of pertinent information to the mediator by both sides. By nature, mediation is non-confrontational and non-adversarial, resulting in more successful settlement since all parties are committed to the amicably mediated settlement.

A skilled divorce mediator, Mildred B. Sweeney works with families who want to avoid the cost, stress, and formality of traditional divorce court proceedings in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. With her background in psychology and her experience as a director of children’s services programs, Attorney Sweeney brings a broad understanding of the social, financial, and educational issues facing parents, spouses, and children. A currently licensed social worker in Pennsylvania, she helps clients arrive at satisfactory legal settlements that serve the needs of children, their parents and families in general. She has a distinguished track record as a skilled facilitator to parties who want to settle matters by themselves and resist conflict and tension associated with court litigation.

Our western Pennsylvania law office is well known for its handling of fathers’ rights and grandparents’ rights, and it has served fathers and grandparents statewide in custodial and visitation matters. We also provide legal guidance to parents whose children are facing significant consequences due to their actions at school. Our juvenile law practice seeks agreements with school officials that are in the best interests of children.

Additional legal service for your family

In addition to our vast family law practice, we are also experienced in probate and estate administration and wills. Whether you are a new parent who is looking out for the future of your children and need a will drafted and guardianship set up or you need to have an estate probated, we can help. We offer reasonable rates and professional service. You will always deal directly with an attorney.

Areas of Practice

• Adoption
• Child Support
• Custody & Visitation
• Divorce 45%
• Education Law
• Elder Law
• Estate Planning 10%
• Family Law 40%
• Juvenile Law
• Mediation
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Trusts
• Wills
• Grandparents Rights
• Fathers Rights
• High End Divorce
• Family Business Divorces
• New Parents Wills
• Social Security

West Practice Categories

Mediation, Education Law, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Trusts, Wills, Family Law, Adoption, Child Support, Childrens' Rights, Collaborative Law, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Juvenile Law, Paternity, Prenuptial Agreements, Social Security -- Disability, Social Security -- Retirement & Survivors Benefits, Probate & Estate Administration