Unbundled Legal Services
While traditional law firms customarily require you to hand over your entire case, and budget, my approach is different. With limited scope (unbundled) services, you:
- Stay in control of your case, your costs, and your choices
- Pay only for the help you need — no more, no less
- Get affordable, flexible, and empowering support
Think of it like a menu: you choose the services that fit your family.
Discernment Consultations
If you’re here, chances are you’re in the in-between space — unsure if divorce is the right path. That’s a tender, overwhelming place to be. Maybe you’re weighing your options quietly, or maybe you and your spouse are both uncertain. Wherever you are, please know: you don’t have to figure this out alone.
A discernment consultation gives you time and space to breathe, learn, and plan. We will:
- Talk openly about the different paths available
- Explore the timing — when to take steps, and when waiting may be wiser
- Connect you with trusted referrals like therapists, parenting coaches, or financial advisors
- Make sure you understand the big picture choices before committing to one
Guidance for Self-Represented Clients
Handling your case without full representation doesn’t mean you have to do it entirely alone. Many people want to stay in charge of their case but feel more secure knowing a lawyer is backing them up.
There are so many ways I can support you out of court so you can represent yourself with confidence:
- Reviewing your paperwork before you file
- Explaining court deadlines and processes in plain English
- Coaching you for hearings and depositions
- Helping you evaluate settlement offers
Consulting Lawyer for Clients in Mediation
Mediation can be a powerful way to reach resolution — but it works best when you feel informed and confident.
I can serve as your consulting lawyer so you have support while keeping the benefits of mediation. I can:
- Meet with you privately before mediation to clarify your goals
- Help prepare financial worksheets and parenting plans
- Help prepare a Confidential Mediation Settlement Agreement
- Review proposals that come out of mediation
- Guide your next steps afterward
Mediation Services (Neutral Mediator)
Sometimes the best step for a family is to sit down together with a neutral guide. As your neutral mediator, I don’t take sides — my role is to help you both be heard and reduce conflict.
In mediation, we will:
- Create a safe, structured space for respectful conversations
- Focus on parenting, property, and finances in a way that fits your family
- Explore creative solutions the courtroom cannot implement
- Build agreements that actually last — because they come from both of you
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Family Legal Check-Ups
Life doesn’t stay the same — and your family agreements shouldn’t either.
A legal check-up is like a wellness visit for your family’s agreements. I can:
- Review existing parenting plans, support orders, or agreements
- Spot potential issues before they grow into conflict
- Suggest updates or referrals to keep your plan healthy
Child Welfare and DCS Consulting
Few things feel more overwhelming than being involved in a Department of Child Services (DCS) or child welfare case.
With years of experience and specialized knowledge of policy, law and procedure, I provide clarity and strategy including in:
- Review assessments, case files, and service referrals
- Prepare parents or caregivers for CHINS or TPR proceedings
- Identify procedural errors or overlooked options
- Suggest specialized services to support reunification or to get ind providers not compensated in your case by DCS
- Evaluate Potential Consents to Adopt and Post-Adoption Contact Agreement Laws