“I called the day my husband left. Rogelio explained in Spanish what would happen with the house and with our girls, and that night I finally slept.”
Kenia P.Divorce
Family law in Yuma
“The hardest year of your family’s life shouldn’t also be the most confusing.”
Most parents I meet come in during the worst week of their year. A spouse has moved out, custody papers were handed over at school pickup, or a protective order has to be filed before dark.
What they want first is almost never a fight. They want to know what happens next, what it will cost, and whether their kids will be all right. So that’s where I start: a plain answer in English or Spanish, the steps in writing, and a fee you know before you agree to anything.
If you’re reading this at the kitchen table at midnight, you don’t need every answer yet. Just the next one.
Rogelio Ancira
Family lawyer, Ancira Law
Your lawyer
Rogelio Ancira
One lawyer on your case from the first call to the final order, and a paralegal who knows your name.
I grew up in Yuma, the son of a mother who cleaned houses off Fourth Avenue and a father who worked the winter lettuce harvest. Spanish was the language at our table, and it’s still the language many of my clients think in when they’re frightened.
I take a limited number of cases at a time, so when you call, you reach me or Maite Lugo, my paralegal, not a call center. We both speak Spanish.
Cases I take
Divorce and legal separation
Custody and parenting time
Child support
Protective orders
Credentials
Admitted, trained and fluent in both languages
Bar admissions
State Bar of Arizona
2008
State Bar of California
2012
Courts
Yuma County Superior Court
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
2010
Languages
Spanish
First language
English
Fluent
Training
Family mediation training
40 hours
How I help
The three reasons families come to see me
Each page explains what the court decides, what to bring and what happens first.
Divorce and separation
The house, the truck, the savings and the debts that came with them, each with a written plan.
About divorce
Custody and child support
A schedule your children can live with, support figured the way the court figures it, and changes when life changes.
About custody
Protective orders
Asking the court to keep someone away from you and your children, or answering an order filed against you.
About protective orders
From parents
What parents told us once it was over
“My ex wanted to move to Phoenix with our son. We ended up with a plan we both signed, and he still spends every other weekend with me.”
Osvaldo R.Custody
“I didn’t know a protective order was something I could ask for. Maite walked me through every form, and Rogelio stood next to me at the hearing.”
Dalila M.Protective order
Every family’s case is different. These words don’t promise a result in yours.
Start here
Tell me what’s happening
A few lines is enough. Maite or I will call you back within one business day, in English or Spanish. If you are in danger right now, call 911.
Phone(928) 555-0147
Emailhello@
Hours
- Monday to FridayToday
- 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- SaturdayToday
- 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- SundayToday
- Closed