Fusco & Clarke - Burbank, CA

Dedicated Family Law and Juvenile Dependency Advocates

Family disputes and child welfare interventions represent some of the most emotional and vulnerable times in an individual's life. Fusco and Clarke provides compassionate guidance and tenacious trial advocacy for parents, spouses, and children facing high-stakes legal proceedings. Located at 150 East Olive Avenue in Burbank, California, the firm unites over six decades of combined courtroom experience under partners Scott Clarke and Mauricio Fusco. Attorney Scott Clarke has practiced for more than thirty years, having clerked with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office and represented thousands of parents and minors in contested family and juvenile dependency proceedings. Partner Mauricio Fusco is a celebrated litigator who has defended hundreds of parents against complex abuse allegations and has served for years as lead consulting attorney for the Mexican Consulate, offering profound cultural insight and exceptional trial mastery.

Full-Spectrum Divorce and Family Law Representation

Whether guiding clients through collaborative marital negotiations or litigating contentious custody disputes before the Los Angeles Superior Court, the firm works diligently to protect client interests and long-term financial security. When you hire a divorce lawyer or seek counsel to resolve parenting issues, Fusco and Clarke provides focused advocacy across critical areas:

• Divorce and legal separation: Managing contested divorce, uncontested dissolution, high-net-worth asset division, and collaborative dispute resolution.
• Child custody and visitation: Structuring workable parenting plans, joint custody frameworks, sole custody petitions, and parental relocation modifications.
• Child support and alimony: Ensuring accurate calculations under California guideline formulas, negotiating spousal support agreements, and litigating support modification requests.
• Property and debt division: Unraveling complex community property portfolios, real estate equity, executive retirement accounts, and business valuation disputes.
• Domestic violence restraining orders: Filing emergency protective actions for domestic abuse survivors and defending clients against baseless restraining order petitions.
• Prenuptial agreements and adoption: Drafting comprehensive premarital agreements and representing growing families through stepparent, agency, and independent adoptions.

Elite Juvenile Dependency and Child Abuse Defense

Appearing in juvenile dependency court is an alarming experience where parental rights and the custody of children are immediately at stake. The partners at Fusco and Clarke are recognized authorities in juvenile law, having successfully litigated thousands of hearings involving Child Protective Services (CPS) investigations and false abuse accusations. They work relentlessly to challenge unsubstantiated claims, ensure procedural due process, and reunite parents with their children as quickly and safely as possible.

Multilingual Legal Support in Downtown Burbank

Serving Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena, the San Fernando Valley, and Greater Los Angeles, the firm takes pride in being deeply accessible to California's diverse communities. With fluent legal services available in English, Spanish, and Italian, language is never a barrier to receiving top-tier justice. If you need a family law lawyer urgently to address an emergency custody hearing or evaluate a pending divorce petition, Fusco and Clarke provides confidential initial consultations to explain your legal rights and construct a winning legal strategy.