Continuing in her quest for custody of her daughter along with a handsome payout, Oksana Grigorieva was spotted back at her lawyer's office in Los Angeles, California on Friday (July 23).

Offering up a shy wave to awaiting paparazzi, the Russian pianist is in the midst of a bitter separation from allegedly abusive ex, Mel Gibson.

The sighting comes after it was reported by TMZ that Miss Grigorieva actually had a civil lawsuit ready to file against Mr Gibson back in May - as it was a backup plan in case she didn't get the custody and financial agreement desired.

Apparently, Oksana's former lawyer, Eric George, drafted the lawsuit and threatened "to file it while accusing Mel of battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress and assault."

While the lawsuit was shelved upon Gibson's offer of $15 million, Grigorieva later refused to sign the mediation agreement due to a clause which allowed Mel unsupervised visits with their daughter.