COLLABORATIVE FAMILY LAW
COLLABORATIVE
FAMILY LAW
Similar to solely using a mediator, collaborative family law practice is an alternate way to resolve all family law issues.
Collaborative family law practice brings in a team who specializes in the collaborative process to help extinguish the litigious process and help a couple to resolve their family law issues in a different way. The collaborative process gives control to the couple and keeps it out of the court’s hands. Couples work with attorneys (one for each), financial neutrals, divorce coaches, child custody neutrals and/or other neutrals as necessary to assist in reaching an amicable resolution of the family law issues.
With over 20 years of litigating family law, Bailey knows the trials and tribulations of couples going through a divorce or working towards determining what is in the best interests of a couple’s children.
Believe it or not, everyone involved in a litigious process is under major stress including the attorneys, judges, counselors, clients, children and their families. “Gray” divorces are on the rise with their own special issues. Everyone thinks that there must be a better way to resolve family law issues.
Bailey has been a family law mediator for more than 10 years and is now a certified collaborative family law attorney. Give her a call or email Bailey to set up a 30-minute free confidential consult to discuss this sensitive but important action for your future.
For more information about collaborative divorce please visit Collaborative Divorce Golden Gate.
PRE & POST-MARITAL AGREEMENTS
Marriage and registered Domestic Partnership gives a legal foundation for your relationship.
A future divorce is not being contemplated as you promise to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, to love, honor and cherish until death do us part. Unfortunately, the reality is that an average of 50% of all marriages end in divorce in the U.S. with a whopping 60% in California. With only a few exceptions, property and debts in California acquired during marriage (whether a 6-month marriage or 50 year marriage) are community/marital property.
It’s not particularly romantic but pre-marital and post-marital agreements can provide a roadmap towards how these properties and debts will be divided in the event of a divorce.
They also address other financial issues such as spousal support and work out parenting plans for current or future minor children.
Post-marital agreements are the same as pre-marital agreements except that they are created after a marriage (or registered domestic partnership) and immediately become effective.
With more than 20 years of family law experience, Bailey will help you negotiate, prepare and implement valid written agreements that will map out the division of the marital assets and debts, address any issue of spousal support (alimony) and address what happens if you have children born during your marriage. Give her a call or email Bailey to set up a free 30-minute consultation to discuss this familiar form of contracts between partners.