Adversarial Divorce

Often thought of as "going for the jugular" Adversarial Divorce is the most misunderstood of The Three Approaches to Divorce. Fortunately, it does not have to be.

As your Adversarial Divorce lawyer my goal is to achieve resolution between you and your wife on issues surrounding property, finances and, if you have them, children.

First, I work to determine the important facts needed to resolve these issues, for example the value of your house or the actuarial value of a pension.

Next, I work toward reaching agreement with your wife and her attorney.

If there are areas upon which we cannot agree your wife's lawyer and I seek to develop a way of achieving complete agreement without a divorce trial. Some of the ways to do this include using Divorce Mediation or arranging a conference with the judge to get the judge's input on a disputed issue.

Only after all reasonable efforts at settlement have failed do I recommend trial.

If a trial is necessary, I use over twenty-five years of experience as a trial lawyer, an arbitrator (a private judge), a master (appointed to take the place of the judge for certain purposes), and a guardian (appointed to investigate for the judge) to zealously present your case to the trial judge.