Divorce Issues/Expert Profile

Expertise

PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM ONLY TAKING QUESTIONS FOR PARTIES LIVING IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA OR QUESTIONS RELATING TO CALIFORNIA ONLY at this time. I do not give legal advice - I provide suggestions for settlement negotiations and strategies. I can answer questions about divorce, custody, child support, alimony, visitation, dissolution of California domestic partnerships, LGBTissues, divorce coaching, negotiations in family issues and strategies; mediation and conflict resolution. Also community property and practical solutions to division of property issues. http://www.privatecourts.com Where relevant, please provide answers to the following when you submit your questions:- Where do you Live - Country, State, County? Marital status = How long have you been married? Do you have children and their ages? Do you have any existing Court orders relevant to your question?

Experience in the area

Attorney and now Mediator and Coach. CEO of Private Courts. On two Superior Court panels, hundreds of mediation settlements, hundreds hours mediation, document and court filing work.

Organizations

Fair Housing of marin, VP.

Education/Credentials

BA LLB - Equivalent to JD law degree. Part LLM.

What do you like about this subject?

Being able to suggest solutions that can help both sides to a dispute and then observing the succesful implementation of the solutions.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:

Divorce does not have to be the defining trauma in the life of your family. If done right with the help of experienced professionals it can be used as an opportunty to move forward into rewarding relationships including that of becoming viable co-parents. How you treat each other at the outset will impact the future.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject

The way the system is set up in USA is to encourage an initial aggression instead of first trying to obtain consensus through non adversarial means.