When a large change happens in your life, you can expect to feel as if the floor has fallen out from under you. Everything you once knew may have changed, which can be devastating.Despite the new dynamic of your every day, life goes on and so must you.In the face of an event such as […]

Californians take pride in a wide variety of valued tributes: fit lifestyles, sunny beaches, warm weather, and more recently, its happy marriages. According to The Street, the state of California is the8th least-likely-to-divorce, with over half of the population married, 9.8 percent divorced and 2.4 percent separated. In other words, for every 1,000 marriages in […]

Thousands of divorces take place in Orange County, CA each year. In fact, people are filing for divorce on a daily basis. Some of these couples are taking the “do it yourself” approach to divorce, while others have already hired attorneys to represent them. Others know that they are ready to move forward with their […]

How to Manage Stress During a DivorceDivorce mediation has a strong reputation for being a less emotionally taxing way to divorce. While this is true, it is still a divorce and there is going to be stress involved.Managing this stress will be key to getting through the process as whole as possible. Here are some […]

At Alternative Divorce Solutions, so many of our clients come to their divorce mediation consultation without knowing what to expect. Many times, it is their first marriage and therefore their first divorce. The consultation appointment can be stressful and quite frankly, frightening. To help ease the fear of the unknown, we have created this list […]

Divorce mediation is a process that requires the cooperation of both spouses. In fact, the whole foundation of divorce mediation is based on the concept of transparency, cooperation, and reasonableness. At Alternative Divorce Solutions, we often tell our clients what the “likely” outcome would be if they went to court. Of course, this usually can’t […]

All Divorce Mediators either have, or should have a specific set of rules. These rules should be used to make sure that the divorce mediation process stays on a productive track. At Alternative Divorce Solutions, we give our set of rules to our clients at the initial consultation appointment. We explain these rules in detail […]

At Alternative Divorce Solutions, our divorce mediation process does not typically require us to ask our clients why they are getting a divorce. This is because California is a no fault state and bringing up the past usually results in creating a higher level of conflict between the parties. However, our clients sometimes share the […]