Attorney Joy Owenby serves clients throughout Florida with aggressive and relentless representation for a wide-range of practice areas. While her knowledge and experience are extensive, Attorney Owenby particularly handles matters involving divorce, adoption, trusts / wills, probate, bankruptcy, criminal defense, child support, and family law. Over the course of the years, she has obtained much recognition and has become an accomplished lawyer with an Avvo Rating. Prior to the founding of Owenby Law, P.A., Attorney Owenby serves as legal counsel for Florida’s Guardian ad Litem Program. During this time, she explored the intricacies of family law which have allowed her to guide clients using compassionate and tenacious strategies. Additionally, she served as a judicial intern for a family law judge in the 4th Judicial Circuit and as a certified legal intern in the State Attorney’s Office General Assault Division. Attorney Owenby’s level of experience is unmatched as she has learned and displayed the necessary skills for defending her clients from beginning to end.
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Elder Law
- Bankruptcy
- Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Debt Relief
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Florida
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- 11th Circuit
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- Federal Circuit
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Attorney & Counselor at Law
- Owenby Law, P.A.
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- Program Attorney
- State of Florida Guardian ad Litem Program
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- Certified Legal Intern
- State Attorney's Office, Fourth Judicial Circuit
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- Intern
- General Magistrate Franklin F. Akel
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- Administration Manager
- United States Department of Commerce
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- Florida Coastal School of Law
- J.D.
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- University of North Florida
- Master of Public Administration
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- Florida State University
- B.S. (1993) | Political Science and Criminology
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- Top 100 Lawyers
- The National Advocates
- Lead Counsel Rated
- Lead Counsel
- Top 12 Marital & Family Law Attorneys
- Jacksonville's Finest Top 12
- Special Achievement Award
- U.S. Department of Commerce
- Florida Family Law American Inn of Court
- Barrister
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- The Florida Bar
- Member
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- American Bar Association
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- Florida Association for Women Lawyers
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- The Jacksonville Bar Association
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- Jacksonville WOmen Lawyers Association
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- Jacksonville Bar Association Family Law Section
- Committee Chair
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- An Organizational Analysis of Clay County Clerk of Courts (Increasing Efficiency and Morale while Reducing Costs)
- Family Law
- Family Law Seminar and Luncheon
- Notices of Compliance, Rules 2.420 and 2.425, Florida Rules of Judicial Administration
- Florida Family Law American Inn of Court
Owenby Law, P.A. - Divorce
Divorce is disorienting, complicated, and impossible to navigate alone. Trying to understand relevant laws and protect your rights during the process is difficult to do without an experienced divorce attorney...
Owenby Law, P.A. - Children
In this video, Joy Owenby discusses how animosity in divorce cases will almost always find both parties battling for more time with their children. Under Florida law, these cases are...
Joy Owenby Bio
Owner and managing partner of Owenby Law, P.A., Joy Owenby, introduces herself in this video, and talks about how she knew she wanted to be an attorney since the age...
Owenby Law, P.A. - Overview
Watch as Joy Owenby explains the philosophy at Owenby Law, P.A., particularly in regards to how we help clients understand the law and and protect their rights during a stressful...
Adoption Owenby
In this video, Joy Owenby talks about the kind of adoption law we practice at Owenby Law, P.A. Specifically, she discusses how most cases we deal with are “uncontested adoptions”...
