Welcome to Cooper & Cooper, P.A. – Your Trusted Legal Advocates

At Cooper & Cooper, P.A., we are a dedicated husband and wife team committed to providing compassionate and skilled legal representation to families across Northeast Florida. Anthony and Charlean Cooper were brought together by a passion for helping families. Both originally from North Carolina, fate would have them leave their home state to attend law schools in Florida and eventually cross paths as practicing Family Law and Estate Planning Attorneys. With over 10 years of combined experience and representing hundreds of clients in the Northeast Florida region, we understand the complexities and sensitive nature of legal matters that affect your family and loved ones. Our approach combines professional expertise with a personalized touch, ensuring that each case receives the attention and care it deserves.

We specialize in providing a Husband-and-Wife team approach on a wide range of legal issues, including:

  • Divorce: Guiding you through the process of ending a marriage with fairness, clarity, and respect for your emotional and financial well-being.
  • Paternity Actions: Assisting in establishing paternity, child custody and ensuring the rights of our clients and their children are protected. 
  • Restraining Orders/Injunctions: Providing quick, strong legal advocacy in restraining orders/injunctions for protection against domestic violence, harassment, stalking, cyberstalking, and other threats to your safety and well-being.
  • Child Support: Advocating for fair child support arrangements that reflect the needs of your child(ren) and the financial circumstances of both parents, including cases involving the Florida Department of Revenue.
  • Estate Planning: Helping secure your family’s legacy with comprehensive Last Will and Testaments, Durable Power of Attorneys, Living Wills/Healthcare Surrogates (Advance Directives), Enhanced Life Estate Deeds (Lady Bird Deeds), Preneed Guardian Declarations, and other estate planning services.
  • Probate: Providing guidance through the probate process, ensuring that your loved one’s estate is administered smoothly, efficiently, and in accordance with Florida law.
  • Dependency Law: Providing knowledgeable representation in child welfare cases, with issues of neglect, abuse, and abandonment, and cases involving investigations with Child Protection Investigators, formal Shelter Petitions, Dependency Petitions, and Termination of Parental Rights.
  • Stepparent and Adult Adoption: Making the journey to growing your family as smooth and joyful as possible.
  • Modification: Assisting in modifying existing family court orders to reflect changes in your circumstances in areas such as, timesharing, child support, parenting plans, parental responsibility, alimony etc.
  • Contempt and Enforcement Actions: Representing you in these types of actions, ensuring that court orders are enforced, your rights are upheld and/or defended.
  • Prenuptial Agreements: Helping you prepare for your future with confidence through fair and comprehensive prenuptial agreements.
  • Postnuptial Agreements: Offering legal support in drafting postnuptial agreements that protect both spouses’ interests and provide clarity in the event of a separation or divorce.
  • Mediation: Offering skilled mediation services to help resolve family disputes outside of the courtroom, fostering collaborative solutions that prioritize the best interests of all parties involved.
  • Guardian ad Litem: Serving as guardian ad litem to represent the best interests of children in family law cases, ensuring that their voices are heard and their well-being is protected during legal proceedings.
  • Name Changes: Assisting individuals and families with the legal process of changing names, whether due to marriage, divorce, or personal preference.

At Cooper & Cooper, P.A., we take pride in offering a unique, compassionate approach to your legal needs. We understand that legal matters involving family can be emotionally challenging, and we are here to guide you with integrity and understanding. Whether you’re going through a divorce, seeking to modify an existing order, addressing complex paternity issues, decide on child custody or seeking an adoption, we are here to help you navigate the legal process with confidence, trust, and care. Cooper & Cooper, P.A. strives to protect your family, your legacy, and your peace of mind! We invite you to contact us for a free initial consultation to discuss how we can assist you. Together, we will work toward a solution that best fits your family’s needs.