Robert Burch is an aggressive and tenacious attorney that is dedicated to advancing and protecting the interests of his clients. He is an experienced family law attorney who is known in the family law community for his superior knowledge of family law issues. While he attempts to resolve his cases through settlement whenever possible, Mr. Burch understands that some cases require litigation. As a graduate of the American Bar Association Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute, Mr. Burch is a skilled and experienced courtroom litigator who provides vigorous representation for his clients when litigation is required.

Mr. Burch has practiced exclusively in family law for his entire career and has handled all types of family law matters. Mr. Burch has focused his career on representing business owners and handling complex marital estates. He has worked on marital estates involving as much as fifteen million dollars and has secured spousal support awards as high as $35,000 per month.

Mr. Burch also focuses on child custody matters and has litigated several international custody cases. Mr. Burch was one of the primary attorneys in the well-publicized international custody case described by the media as the "Baby Santina case." In the "Baby Santina" case, Mr. Burch and his co-counsel defeated a team of four attorneys led by Gloria Allred.

Mr. Burch is active in numerous local and nationwide legal associations as well as his church and child's school. He has also authored several articles on family law issues that have appeared in the Los Angeles Daily Journal, the premier legal newspaper circulated in Los Angeles and Orange County. Mr. Burch is especially active in the Orange County Bar Association where he is a member of the family law section and where he volunteers as an arbitrator for the Orange County Bar Association Committee For Mandatory Fee Arbitration.

Community Property Division
Divorce
Child & Spousal Support
Domestic Violence/Protective Orders

Areas of Practice:

Complex Marital Estates

Family Law

Business Owners

Child Custody

International Custody

Bar Admissions:

California

U.S. District Court

Education:

University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, California, August, 1996
Juris Doctor

Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, May, 1992
B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude

Published Works:

Lavish Lifestyle Allows Deviation From Child Support Guideline, Los Angeles Daily Journal, June 11, 2002

Courts Must Examine Statutory Factors Before Altering Support, Los Angeles Daily Journal, October 8, 2002

In Re Marriage of Abrams The Effect of Custody Stipulations on Move-Away Applications, Los Angeles Daily Journal, April 8, 2003

Parents Can't Submit Issue of Child Support to Binding Arbitration, Los Angeles Daily Journal, Fall, 2003

Purpose of Worker's Compensation Award Is Crucial In Divorce, Los Angeles Daily Journal, April 13, 2004

The Impact Of Supreme Court Decisions On Public Opinion, May, 1992

Jurisdiction Does Not Follow When Custodial Parent Moves, Los Angeles Daily Journal, December 1, 2005

Professional Associations and Memberships:

American Bar Association

Member

Orange County Bar Association

Member

American Association for Justice

Member

California State Bar, Family Law Section

Member

American Bar Association, Family Law Section

Member

American Association for Justice, Family Law Section

Member

Orange County Bar Association, Family Law Section

Member

Banyard Inn of Court

Member

Orange County Bar Association

Barristers

Pro Bono Activities:

Arbitrator, Orange County Bar Association Committee for Mandatory Fee Arbitration

Fraternities/Sororities:

Pi Sigma Alpha