A collaborative approach to peaceful resolution.
"I needed a plan and good options as the decisions I had to make during my divorce would be impacting my children and I for years to come. Sheri helped me identify different options and ideas that only knowledge and experience in this area could provide. This was exactly what I was seeking, someone who could help me organize my thoughts and choices so I could make intelligent decisions.
Sheri helped identify options and possible solutions that were good for all persons involved. I left her office feeling confident and empowered."
~ Mediation Client
Divorce can be a difficult process, both emotionally and legally, regardless of whether it is your choice, your spouse or partner's, or a mutual decision. Your agreement to mediate is the first step toward making this process meet your needs at your own pace. Mediation allows both parties to control the process, have flexibility, speak honestly with each other, and make informed and customized decisions about property, co-parenting, child and/or spousal support and other necessary issues. Bellingham Mediation maintains the utmost confidentiality with regard to all divorce, family and parenting mediations.
Whether clients are contemplating divorce or have already begun divorce proceedings, Bellingham Mediation helps clients:
Bellingham Mediation provides clients with a neutral and safe environment to individually, and if appropriate, together, identify, discuss and agree upon a reasonable division of marital assets and debts. Sheri Russell's legal experience and background as a family law attorney and mediator bring a pragmatic and realistic approach to both the mediation setting and the ultimate dissolution agreement.
Bellingham Mediation provides parents with a thorough and practical avenue for discussing and creating parenting plans that work for the individual needs of each parent and their children. Sheri Russell's legal experience and background as a family law attorney brings a pragmatic and realistic approach to both the mediation setting and the ultimate parenting plan. Sheri can assist parents with all aspects of their parenting plan: child custody, parenting times, transportation, child support, other expenses, and future communication and parenting issues. Sheri helps parents:
Bellingham Mediation's approach to mediating divorce and parenting plans is to help parents transition from a marital relationship to a co-parenting relationship. This provides the foundation necessary for parents to communicate productively and positively with each other about their children now and in the future, without returning to attorneys, mediation or litigation.