The Law Offices of Duane Henry provides highly experienced, well-trained and cost-effective Divorce Mediation Services. Divorce mediation means divorce without a Court appearance and on a generally amicable basis. The Law Offices of Duane Henry serves all of Contra Costa County (exclusively) and provides divorce mediation at the most reasonable possible cost to you in time and expense. If you and your spouse want or need a divorce, divorce mediation is often the best possible solution, but only for the right divorcing or separating couple.
For divorce mediation to work, it is important that both spouses be willing to take a cooperative attitude towards each other. It is also important that you each have a willingness to try to work things out together (with the mediator's help). Once you reach agreement in principle in mediation, the mediator can prepare all the necessary paperwork. You can complete your divorce without a Court appearance--entirely through paper filings. Often the Law Offices of Duane Henry can complete your mediated divorce with only one Court filing fee, which saves the divorcing couple $355 (at this writing), right off the top.
The Law Offices of Duane Henry places a special emphasis on Divorce Mediation Services in its practice of family law and has had extensive training and experience in divorce mediation. We have a long list of highly successful outcomes at a very low cost. Approximately half of our clients are husbands and wives that use our Divorce Mediation Services to resolve some or all of the issues in their divorce. Then we do all the paperwork and save you lots of time and money, and you completely avoid any Court appearance. Imagine all the stress, time, expense and embarrassment that you avoid through divorce mediation.
Divorce mediation is probably the least expensive way of obtaining a divorce, whether the issues are many and complex OR very few.
Divorce mediation is right for you if you and your spouse can discuss the issues of your divorce in a relatively calm way and do not want to use your divorce as a way to hurt each other. It provides maximum protection for your children. No matter what the factual situation, divorce should never be a tool for revenge, retaliation or vindication. Those who use the divorce process to seek to hurt or punish their ex-spouse generally alienate the Courts and often get sanctioned financially under Family Code Section 271 and other provisions of California law. Divorce mediation is a search for "win-win" solutions to divorce problems, instead of "lose-lose" solutions.
One of the many win-win benefits of divorce mediation is that the divorcing spouses, with the guidance of Divorce Mediation Services from the Law Offices of Duane Henry and their tax advisor, can often engage in successful joint planning to minimize both ex-spouses' taxes and other expenses. As a result, you have the IRS and Franchise Tax Board subsidize, in effect, some of the cost of your divorce. You wind up divorced quickly and easily, and you each have more assets left over than you otherwise would if you had to hire two lawyers and went to Court to litigate.
If you are interested in learning about Divorce Mediation Services, please call the Law Offices of Duane Henry at 925-825-5010. An attorney, not a screener, will either answer your call directly (often even on weekends or in the evening) or return your voicemail promptly. The initial consultation about the mediation process, often accomplished over the phone to save you time and travel, is free. We will explain Divorce Mediation Services to you in full detail--including its advantages and challenges. We will schedule evening and weekend appointments if helpful to your employment or childcare needs.
If only one spouse is on the telephone when you call, please do not discuss the substance of your case with the attorney. Otherwise, your spouse might feel that you were trying to bias the mediator. Instead, set up an appointment for both you and your spouse to meet jointly with Duane Henry so that you can determine if Divorce Mediation Services are right for the two of you. We can sometimes arrange to file your divorce and get the process going the same day, believe it or not.
The Law Offices of Duane Henry serves Divorce Mediation Services clients and many other family law clients in all of Contra Costa County, including Alamo, Antioch, Baypoint, Blackhawk, Brentwood, Clayton, Concord, Crockett, Danville, Diablo, Discovery Bay, El Cerrito, El Sobrante, Hercules, Lafayette, Martinez, Moraga, Oakley, Orinda, Pleasant Hill, Pittsburg, Richmond, Rossmoor, San Pablo, San Ramon, and Walnut Creek
If you have a divorce law question, whether about mediation or other issues, or want more information or want a free initial consultation, please call the Law Offices of Duane Henry at 925-825-5010 at any time, including evenings and weekends. An attorney (not a screener) will answer your call directly or return your call promptly.
