Our office is committed to working for a healthy divorce by diffusing conflict associated with the breakdown of the marriage, providing creative options to the traditional divorce, promoting awareness and consideration of the needs of the children, emphasizing effective communication so clients can make informed decisions, maintaining attention and responsiveness to client's needs and securing appropriate referrals to needed resources. We provide healthy divorce alternatives including mediation and Collaborative Divorce to involve the couple in working to constructively resolve their own divorce. Whether we are working as a neutral mediator guiding the couple to fashion their own divorce solutions by Mediation or acting as an attorney for one of the spouses in a Collaborative Divorce we invite using a process focused on creatively resolving dispute outside the Courthouse. Part of a healthy divorce is assuring that the needs of the children are being met, and that the children are not being inappropriately placed in the middle of the dispute. We are committed to helping clients maintain a focus on the needs of the children throughout the process. Our goal is to help client's make informed decisions every step of the way. In divorce mediation, this means encouraging the couple to gather all necessary information to make educated decisions and steering the couple to appropriate resources when needed. As your divorce mediator, we recognize the importance of taking the time to explain issues in understandable terms, and making ourselves available to answer questions as they come up. In litigated cases, we will seek to keep you informed every step of the way, to look for healthy solutions, and to advocate and guide you from beginning to end. Let us provide you with the support needed to help you successfully accomplish A Healthy Divorce - call (619-425-8616) or email us (barney@ahealthydivorce.com) today to schedule a free 30 minute consultation.