Compassionate and Experienced Representation in San Jose and the Greater San Francisco Bay Area. The Law Office of Matthew J. Rudy is a full service family law firm, counseling and advising clients engaged in matrimonial disputes.
The firm represents clients with family law issues in San Jose, Santa Clara County, and the Greater San Francisco Bay Area, including divorce, child custody, child support, and visitation, spousal support, domestic violence, grandparent rights, property characterization and the division of property.Every client engaged in divorce has a unique set of needs and priorities.
The firm represents clients with family law issues in San Jose, Santa Clara County, and the Greater San Francisco Bay Area, including divorce, child custody, child support, and visitation, spousal support, domestic violence, grandparent rights, property characterization and the division of property.Every client engaged in divorce has a unique set of needs and priorities.
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Matthew J. Rudy is the founding attorney of The Law Office of Matthew J. Rudy. A San Jose native, Matthew has been providing family law solutions throughout Santa Clara County and the greater Bay Area since his graduation from the Santa Clara University School of Law in 2007. A graduate of San Jose's Mount Pleasant High School, Matthew attended college at Fordham University's Rose Hill Campus in the Bronx, New York.
If you are contemplating divorce, or have recently filed or been served with a petition and summons initiating divorce proceedings (also referred to as dissolution of marriage proceedings) you may wish to contact The Law Office of Matthew J. Rudy for a free one-hour consultation.
Even if your case has been pending for months or years, a consultation with The Law Office of Matthew J. Rudy may help you identify how to narrow the remaining issues and expedite a resolution to your divorce.
Even if your case has been pending for months or years, a consultation with The Law Office of Matthew J. Rudy may help you identify how to narrow the remaining issues and expedite a resolution to your divorce.
Child support proceedings in California are almost exclusively determined by using a computer software program that bases child support on the income of each party and the amount of time that each parent has custody of their children. Unfortunately, California's child support guidelines are so complicated that they have earned unfavorable comparisons to the Internal Revenue Code's taxation provisions.
The most important issue for any parent going through a divorce is a determination of the child custody and visitation schedules and orders to be made for their children. Each county has somewhat different child custody procedures. California law generally requires that the parents participate in mediation before the Court will make orders with regards to child custody and visitation.
Unfortunately a divorce, dissolution of domestic partnership or paternity case does not always end when a final judgment is filed with the Court. Particularly with child custody and visitation issues, child support issues and spousal support issues it is necessary to revisit and modify the orders set forth in the judgment months, years or even decades after the fact.
Reviews (18)
F. W.
Oct 15, 2021
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Jp M.
Sep 27, 2021
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Xuan C.
Aug 26, 2021
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I was pregnant last year with my second daughter, and Matthew was one of the few family attorneys I was interviewing.
My second daughter's father wanted nothing to do with us, and freaked out that I was pregnant. I had a 30 minute consultation with this guy, and his demeanor was amazing. He wasn't condescending for a male lawyer which is great, and I appreciated it.
Matthew's communication was on point, very well spoken and detailed. Just the way I like it. Oh, and he was sharp as a whip. His knowledge was amazing.
Unfortunately, I had lost my second daughter due to a late term
My second daughter's father wanted nothing to do with us, and freaked out that I was pregnant. I had a 30 minute consultation with this guy, and his demeanor was amazing. He wasn't condescending for a male lawyer which is great, and I appreciated it.
Matthew's communication was on point, very well spoken and detailed. Just the way I like it. Oh, and he was sharp as a whip. His knowledge was amazing.
Unfortunately, I had lost my second daughter due to a late term
Adam Davis
Jul 25, 2021
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Jasmine D.
Jul 16, 2021
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Steve M.
Jan 01, 2021
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My now wife and I purchased a prenuptial agreement through Matt Rudy and his team. We had quite an accelerated timeline and it was pulled off.
My experience with Matt Rudy and the rest of his staff was positive. Once things got going they were prompt and really took the time to explain things and offer input, when asked. They made negotiating our way through something neither of us have done before as easy as possible. Prenups can be very awkward discussing it with your soon to be spouse, I was fortunate that we both acknowledge this and worked with each other in addition to consulting the lawyers
My experience with Matt Rudy and the rest of his staff was positive. Once things got going they were prompt and really took the time to explain things and offer input, when asked. They made negotiating our way through something neither of us have done before as easy as possible. Prenups can be very awkward discussing it with your soon to be spouse, I was fortunate that we both acknowledge this and worked with each other in addition to consulting the lawyers
June Masuda
May 18, 2020
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Miah H.
Apr 09, 2020
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This review is long overdue. Matt and his team have been exceptional in every regard during my custody case. His experience and his understanding of the custody process is second to none. He has been able to give me extremely accurate assessments of what to expect as we move through this process, which has allowed me to worry less and focus more on the care of my child during this difficult time. Anyone that has gone through a child custody case can tell you that the stress and concern of the unknown can be paralyzing but after the 3rd and 4th times of Matt basically calling his shot, I finally
Libby
Dec 08, 2019
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Maria Faith
May 24, 2019
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Tosif Aliyev
Dec 30, 2018
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Joy C.
Oct 09, 2018
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I picked the office of Matthew J. Rudy to represent me in a recent divorce filing and I have to say that they were very communicative, incredibly clear in their needs from me and thorough in keeping me to speed in all aspects of the divorce. I tried to do it on my own which was a huge mess, and they cleaned up the mess and made it very easy. If you are going through a divorce, don't do one of the companies that make it seem easy to do on your own. It isn't. Go to a lawyer, and if you are in the San Jose / Bay Area, go to the offices of Matthew J. Rudy because you will be so very happy
Fakhri A.
Nov 21, 2017
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Tim Etzkorn
May 21, 2017
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Thomas Cvietkovich
Oct 13, 2016
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Phil H.
May 10, 2016
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Matthew Rudy gave me a free and exceptionally detailed consultation on the issue of child support payments. I would wholeheartedly recommend him to anyone in need of family law services. Despite the fact that he was aware that I may not need to retain his services, he gave me excellent advice and recommended some mediators whose skills were more relevant to my case.
Emil M.
Apr 16, 2016
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Greg D.
Oct 23, 2013
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I've been a client of Mr. Rudy's for almost three years, and routinely recommend the services of his firm to any friend that requires legal services - without hesitation. His firm has provided me with the appropriate blend of solid legal advice, competent representation, and forward-looking strategy to address my personal situation.
I had been recommended to the firm from another lawyer, and my engagements with Matthew have been courteous, professional, and enlightening. He has always been able to provide a clear understanding of the laws that applied to my specific situation, an
I had been recommended to the firm from another lawyer, and my engagements with Matthew have been courteous, professional, and enlightening. He has always been able to provide a clear understanding of the laws that applied to my specific situation, an
