Answering Service for Divorce Attorneys
They’re Calling on a Lunch Break. Quietly. Once.

It’s a live answering service with receptionists trained for family law: they answer 24/7 in your firm’s name, complete discreet intake on new divorce and custody inquiries, capture safe-contact preferences, book consultations, transfer custody and safety emergencies live, and separate the frequent calls of existing family law clients from your new client pipeline.

Because divorce callers usually get one private chance to call — from a lunch break, a parked car, or work — and they won’t leave a voicemail that could be discovered by their spouse. A live answer on that single attempt is frequently the entire difference between a retained client and a caller who quietly gives up or dials the next firm.

Every new inquiry includes safe-contact capture: which number to use, which hours are safe, and whether voicemail or text is acceptable. Receptionists never leave messages identifying your firm or the reason for the call unless the caller has approved it, and those preferences travel with the intake so your staff follows them on every follow-up.

Yes. Calls about children not returned after visitation, violated orders, or safety situations are flagged urgent by your rules and transferred live to you or your on-call attorney — including Sunday nights and holidays, when these calls disproportionately happen. Receptionists handling safety-sensitive calls are trained to keep callers steady without pressing for details they aren’t ready to share.

Receptionists capture the served date on the intake, because a petition comes with a response deadline — often 20 to 30 days depending on the state. Just-served callers are among the most urgent and motivated in family law, and the deadline flag lets your staff triage them for same-day or next-day consultations.

With patience. Divorce calls run long and often start with someone in tears; receptionists are trained to listen without rushing, keep the caller steady, and still complete the intake and book the consultation. The caller’s first experience of your firm is a kind, unhurried human voice — exactly the impression a family law practice wants to make.

Yes — and in family law that matters more than in any other practice area, because existing clients call constantly. Receptionists identify current clients early and route their case questions to your staff as messages, while new inquiries receive full intake and scheduling. Your intake pipeline stays clean and your paralegals stop playing switchboard.

Plans typically run $79–$300 per month depending on call volume and coverage hours: after-hours-only coverage starts around $79/month, and full 24/7 answering with intake typically runs $149–$300/month. Request a free quote and we’ll price a plan around your firm’s actual volume.

Yes. Bilingual English/Spanish receptionists answer and complete intake in the caller’s language — meaningful in family law, where explaining a custody emergency or a served petition in a second language is more than most callers can manage.

Use the short form on our pricing page — tell us about your practice, your rough call volume and the coverage hours you want. We’ll build a custom plan and exact pricing around your answers and deliver it by email with no obligation and no sales call. Most firms are live within a few business days.