Terre Family Law - Santa Rosa, CA

Terre Family Law Law Firm Overview

The Carla Boyd Terre Law Offices is a client-focused law firm that provides support and guidance to clients experiencing divorce and many other family law dilemmas. From our offices in Santa Rosa, California, the attorneys in our law firm strive to bring a sense of calm to what can potentially be an adversarial area of law.

Carla Boyd Terre is a 2003 graduate of the University of San Francisco School of Law, graduating in the top 25% of her class. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English, with honors, from Mills College in Oakland, California. During her third year in law school, Carla served as an Extern for Justice Maria Rivera of the California Court of Appeal and then as a Law Clerk for the Sonoma County Department of Child Support Services. She is currently on the Board of Directors of the Sonoma County Bar Association and is a member of Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Collaborative Council of the Redwood Empire, International Association of Collaborative Professionals, and Sonoma County Women in Law. In 2009, she was the President of the Family Law Section of the Sonoma County Bar Association. Carla recently received Super Lawyers' Northern California Rising Star award for 2010.

Carla's practice is dedicated strictly to family law matters. She handles all aspects of family law proceedings, including custody and visitation, property division, registered domestic partnerships, same sex and LGBT family law matters, adoption, domestic violence, child support, spousal support, appeals, pre-nuptial / pre-marital and post-marital agreements, collaborative law and mediation.

Carla has appeared at numerous contested family law proceedings including appearances before the California Court of Appeal in San Francisco. She is experienced in mediation and negotiation, and has helped many clients reach settlements or limit the issues that proceed to litigation. When settlement is not an option, Carla is ready to handle court proceedings and assertively represent clients in contested matters.

Carla believes that an effective family law attorney stays in close communication with her client, working together to reach appropriate resolutions to the unique situations of each case. Carla is compassionate and understands that clients are often going through one of the most difficult times in their lives.

As a recipient of Northern California Rising Star award for 2010, Carla has been recognized for her outstanding service to her clients and the legal community.

Practice Areas

• Family Law
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Appeals
• Child Support and Spousal Support (Alimony)
• Collaborative Law and Mediation
• Custody & Visitation
• Divorce
• Domestic Partnerships
• Domestic Violence
• Adoption
• Litigation & Appeals
• Paternity
• Pre and Post Marital Agreements, Pre and Post Domestic Part Agreements
• Property Division

Litigation

Additional Personnel

Karin Craig, Paralegal