Range of Services for Clients:
I offer a broad range of services and will always try to find a level of service and a cost structure that will suit each individual client. I have a client reference library at my office which is stocked with useful books/DVD’s and information. You are very welcome to spend some time browsing at your leisure to see if there is any material there which might be helpful for you and/or your children.
I have one golden rule which is that I will not go to court for clients (other than to present agreements to the Judge).
My services include the following:
Option evaluation meeting: a one off meeting lasting approximately 1.5 hours at which I will explain and explore the various options open to you as a separating person and consider which process might be the best match for you and your partner. If you do not make the choice to work collaboratively then I can help to link you up with a family mediator or a well respected and constructive family lawyer who can advise you and support you through a litigation process;
Collaborative support and legal drafting service: sometimes a couple have been engaged in private discussions and have reached consensus on most or all of the issues arising from their separation. They then wish to understand if they have covered all aspects, to fine tune their agreement and to undertake the drafting of legal documents (usually divorce paperwork/financial court order) and presentation of those documents to the Judge for approval. In such circumstances it may be the case that this can be tackled in one substantive meeting (or sometimes two shorter meetings), with both collaborative representatives there, in order to fine tune the agreement reached/focus on detail and drafting to move through the legal process and achieve judicial approval to those agreements;
Full collaborative representation: this process works best for couples who have not yet tackled issues arising from their separation and who wish to have the support of the collaborative process to help them to move forward. Early in the process we can address how many meetings are likely to be needed. The pace and content of the process is driven by you to enable a solution to be tailored to your individual family needs;
Collaborative support parallel to Family Mediation: For some families a mediation service offers the best forum for them to find workable and fair solutions around a table. At the conclusion to that process or sometimes during the mediation process an individual may need some legal advice and/ or someone to draft legal paperwork and to process a divorce/financial court order in order to achieve finality in the spirit of the cooperative mediation process they have undertaken.
Collaborative litigation support: there may be circumstances where an individual has chosen not to have a legal representative for a family litigation process but wishes to tap in to some ad hoc, constructive support/advice alongside the process.
