Second, Bartholomew & Wasznicky LLP attorneys are qualified to act
as the neutral divorce mediator.
We also serve
as neutral divorce mediators to assist couples in resolving their family and divorce matters amicably.
We also serve
as neutral divorce mediators to assist couples in resolving their family and divorce matters amicably.We know that each client and couple face unique challenges.
During my over 35 years in practice as a Psychologist and now
as a neutral Divorce Specialist, my approach is value based [what's important to you?]
You and your spouse hire attorneys who are trained in collaborative law and you work with your attorneys, as well as a team of other collaborative professionals, such
as a neutral divorce financial planner, a child specialist, and a divorce coach.
Not exact matches
Placed against a
neutral backdrop with their labels inscribed below, Wylie's hard - won forms play on the language of ancient art
as well
as modernism and the abstract compositions of painters like Franz Kline and Ad Reinhardt, who attempted to
divorce image - making from even the most fundamental visual associations.
Your reading of my work
as neutral on the question of anthropogenic climate change — and the need for a big response / / j.mp / eQuest — is so
divorced from reality that it's hard to believe you read anything I write, or have written, in covering this issue since the mid 1980s.
In collaborative
divorce, the forensic accountant plays a unique role in that he or she acts
as a «
neutral advisor» who provides the
divorcing couple with objective, unbiased financial advice.
Although Collaborative Practice is a legal process, in the Collaborative
Divorce process, the couple and a team of specially trained Collaborative Professionals, including
neutral Mental Health and Financial Professionals,
as needed, enter into a contract called a tyticipation Agreement wherein they agree to work together to achieve a satisfactory settlement in a cooperative manner without court intervention.
In the traditional
divorce process, countless depositions and hearings are held
as each party conducts a fishing expedition into the other party's finances; in the collaborative process, the clients retain a joint
neutral financial professional to ensure transparency, develop options for family support and division of property and debt, and help the clients transition into single life on a firmer financial footing.
In collaborative
divorce, the parties pay for one forensic accountant that acts
as a
neutral, unbiased financial advisor, rather than each spouse paying for their own forensic experts.
Collaborative law, such
as mediation, will allow you to quickly negotiate with your spouse through a
neutral third party and resolve your
divorce as efficiently
as possible.
In the most common collaborative
divorce model that we use in Tampa Bay, a
neutral facilitator, who generally has a mental health background, is retained to help the clients focus on the future and the issues (such
as parenting) that are most important to them rather than the arguments of the past.
In a collaborative
divorce, the parties use specially - trained attorneys and
neutral allied consultants, such
as financial advisors, communication coaches, and parenting planners.
With the guidance of a
neutral Collaborative Financial Professional, you can have peace of mind
as you navigate through the potential minefield of financial decisions in your
divorce.
Mediation
as a form of alternative dispute resolution is a negotiation where a
neutral party helps disputing parties — the
divorcing couple — toward a mutually satisfactory result.
Divorce coaches may assist one or both spouses, often work
as neutral professionals together with both spouses, and often work in the out - of - court context.
The court process empowers
divorce attorneys to serve subpoenas,
as well
as engage
neutral professionals, such
as accountants and psychologists, to evaluate issues in your case relating to finances and child custody.
Previous posts have looked at the ways Mental Health Coaches struggle in Collaborative
Divorce cases as well as the ways in which Financial Neutrals can unintentionally get in the way of solid divorce settlement agre
Divorce cases
as well
as the ways in which Financial
Neutrals can unintentionally get in the way of solid
divorce settlement agre
divorce settlement agreements.
There are typically three types of professionals (or «consultants») who work with parties who choose to
divorce using the collaborative
divorce process: attorneys, financial
neutrals, and mental health professionals (typically referred to
as «coaches.»)
This person acts
as an objective
neutral whose job is to help the team members understand any of the financial aspects of the
divorce.
For those clients, one of the things they appreciate about
divorce mediation is the fact that the mediator (s) are
neutral — they are looking to support both parties collectively rather than strategically trying to jockey on behalf of one party
as over and against the other the way attorney / advocates typically do.
Similarly, because financial
neutrals are always precluded from serving
as investment advisors to the parties with whom they work in collaborative
divorce cases, they also serve
as a bridge to the parties» post-
divorce investment advisors, helping the advisors understand what assets the parties will be receiving and then also going back to the collaborative
divorce team to suggest ways to make the parties» post-
divorce financial transitions go
as smoothly
as possible.
In fact, (
as was discussed more in an earlier post regarding the «roadmap» of collaborative
divorce cases in Middle Tennessee), no substantive settlement options are discussed by the team until the financial
neutral (and attorneys) are comfortable that all relevant and / or helpful financial information has been obtained, analyzed, and summarized in a detailed written report.
While all of the mediators at
Divorce Mediation Group are family law attorneys — several are certified family law specialists — in their role
as a
neutral mediator they can not give legal advice.
The Financial
Neutral takes a great deal of care in the
divorce process to be sure that both parties fully understand their current financial situation,
as well
as the way finances can and can not work after the
divorce.
David is a trained Collaborative
Divorce Professional, specializing
as a Financial
Neutral and Collaborative Facilitator
Depending upon the needs of the
divorcing couple, non-legal professionals such
as a child specialist or
neutral financial professional can be an important part of the settlement team in both mediation and collaboration practice.
A «
divorce coach,» who serves
as a
neutral party to help the couple with the issues involved with
divorce, is often assigned to each case.
In
divorce arbitration both spouses mutually agree to hire a
neutral third party, known
as the
divorce arbitrator, to hear the case and render a binding decision.
Our Sacramento
divorce mediation attorneys are available to serve
as a
neutral mediator or provide you with separate counsel during mediation proceedings.
Moreover, given their role
as a «
neutral,»
divorce mediators can not advocate for a weaker party with less power, influence, intelligence or knowledge (although good mediators seek to find appropriate process mechanisms to minimize such power imbalances).
As a
neutral financial professional on
divorce cases, I am often a witness to financial risks that late - life
divorce poses for women.
In Mediation, both client's meet with a
divorce attorney who serves
as a
neutral Mediator to assist the couple in arriving at a full - settlement related to support, equitable distribution of assets acquired during the marriage and custody and timesharing, if applicable.
But there is room within these limitations for the couple's regular accountant or advisor to provide financial information (such
as profit and loss for a business, or
divorce - related calculations) to the advisor serving
as a
neutral party, who can then analyze, inform, and encourage the parties to come to their own conclusions.
A
divorce mediator does not represent clients during the mediation process, but rather serve
as neutral facilitators of the decision - making process.
Collaborative
divorce also tends to result in a more peaceful and lasting outcome,
as a
neutral facilitator (generally, a trained mental health professional) is retained and will teach clients to communicate and co-parent more effectively.
Further, any business valuations in collaborative
divorce are done by a
neutral person rather than the spouses having to both hire competing valuation experts at double the costs
as is the norm in litigation.
Collaborative
divorce is a private dispute resolution option which requires each spouse to: (i) treat one another respectfully, (ii) be open and honest in his or her financial dealings, (iii) agree to settle things privately and not to engage in courtroom battles, (iv) hire an attorney for the limited purpose of helping the parties reach an agreement which addresses both parties» concerns, (v) utilize a
neutral facilitator (which is substantially the same
as a mediator except anything said in front of the facilitator may be disclosed to the other spouse), and, (vi) if there are substantial assets and liabilities, engage a
neutral financial professional.
The primary caretaker rule has been criticized
as being merely the old maternal preference in gender
neutral terms... it seems to me that the fact that this is offered
as a criticism shows how far we have strayed in the United States from real concern for children to a desire to adhere to simplistic notions of equality between spouses at
divorce.
In the traditional
divorce process, countless depositions and hearings are held
as each party conducts a fishing expedition into the other party's finances; in the collaborative process, the clients retain a joint
neutral financial professional to ensure transparency, develop options for family support and division of property and debt, and help the clients transition into single life on a firmer financial footing.
As a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), I can work with divorcing couples either as a neutral financial advisor or as an advisor to one spouse if that is needed, to resolve financial issues that arise during the divorce proces
As a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), I can work with
divorcing couples either
as a neutral financial advisor or as an advisor to one spouse if that is needed, to resolve financial issues that arise during the divorce proces
as a
neutral financial advisor or
as an advisor to one spouse if that is needed, to resolve financial issues that arise during the divorce proces
as an advisor to one spouse if that is needed, to resolve financial issues that arise during the
divorce process.
Professional
divorce mediators also act
as a role model for positive co-parenting when they reframe hostile and otherwise quarrelsome statements by restating them with
neutral or positive words, so
as to decrease or avoid defensive reactions.
As an experienced financial
neutral in the collaborative process and a trained mediator she works with her clients and their attorneys to achieve mutually agreeable and fair solutions to the complex tax and financial matters in and beyond their
divorce.
Nashua, New Hampshire and statewide
divorce mediation and family mediation services providing a trained
divorce and family law mediator to act
as a
neutral mediator in your case or to guide you
as your counsel while you attend mediation.
Mediated
divorce involves both parties to the relationship meeting with a
neutral third party, who acts
as a mediator and helps guide their individual wishes to a mutually agreed upon
divorce settlement.
Although I am a proponent of the Collaborative approach to
divorce, I do not serve in the capacity of a «financial
neutral» but
as an investment planner both during and after the
divorce process is complete.
In a collaborative
divorce, a
neutral financial professional is oftentimes engaged to serve
as a repository of the spouses» financial information and ensure that they can verify the other spouse's information.
They also recognize the advantages of working with a
neutral financial professional such
as a Certified Financial Planner or Certified
Divorce Analyst, especially when there are important assets or property involved
as part of the financial settlement.
For parties who do not want to retain attorneys, yet need professional assistance during separation or
divorce, Felicia serves
as a
neutral facilitator in a managed process.