“I am a proud advocate for my clients. I work closely with families to help overcome and resolve difficult life issues.”
Delaware Family Law Attorney
Jill is a partner in Obermayer’s Family Law Department, where she focuses her practice exclusively on domestic relations matters, including divorce, separation, custody, child and spousal support, pre- and postnuptial agreements, marital property division, adoptions, guardianships, and assisted reproduction cases, such as gestational carrier agreements. With over 25 years of experience, Jill brings a strategic and solutions-driven approach to her work, striving to resolve disputes effectively through both negotiation and advocacy. Known for her empathy and practical guidance, Jill is dedicated to helping clients and their families achieve the best possible outcomes.
In addition to her litigation practice, Jill is a certified Family Court Mediator who assists families in reaching mutually beneficial resolutions. She also handles transactional work, including drafting and reviewing agreements and contracts related to domestic relations matters and artificial reproduction matters.
Jill has over two decades of experience representing clients in the Delaware courts of New Castle, Kent, and Sussex Counties. She handles all areas of family law, including divorce, property division, support, custody, guardianships, adoptions, and premarital or gestational carrier agreements. Jill is skilled in both negotiation and litigation, always working to achieve the best outcomes for her clients.
Jill serves on several non-profit Boards. She is the Board President of Cecil County CASA (“Court Appointed Special Advocates); she is the Board Chair for DAPI (the Delaware Adolescent Program, Inc.), a program for pregnant and parenting teens ; she is on the Board of Directors of Warriors Helping Warriors, helping connect veterans with vital resources.
She also supports Delaware’s Domestic Violence Advocacy Program (DVAP) and Delaware Volunteer Legal Services, and acts as Child’s attorney for the Delaware Office of the Child Advocate, representing abused and neglected children.
Since 2019, Jill has been consistently recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for her work in family law, and in 2026, she earned honors in both Family Law and Family Law Mediation. In 2022, she was notably named Family Law “Lawyer of the Year” in the Wilmington area by Best Lawyers. Jill has also been selected as one of Delaware’s top lawyers by Delaware Today magazine in 2008, 2010, and every year from 2014 to the present. Beginning in 2022, she has been ranked by Chambers and Partners in the Family/Matrimonial: High Net Worth category.
