A Lawyer With Real Experience Helping Couples Negotiate Divorce

As a participating member of the Collaborative Council of the Redwood Empire (CCRE), attorney Stephen R. Olsen has taken extensive training in collaborative law, participated in committee work, and met various other requirements.

Our law firm is ready to handle every aspect of your divorce from child custody and support to the division of marital property, through the collaborative law process.

Contact the Law Offices of Stephen R. Olsen today to schedule a reduced-cost consultation.

The courtroom can be the world's worst place to solve family problems. Luckily, in Sonoma County, the local courts are strongly committed to alternative dispute resolution, including collaborative divorce.

At the Santa Rosa, California Law Offices of Stephen R. Olsen, we offer collaborative divorce counsel, guiding our clients through a child-centered decision-making process, allowing our clients to find creative solutions outside the rigid court guidelines.

Helping You Craft Your Own Legal Solutions

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A collaborative divorce cases requires a contractual agreement between both parties and their lawyers that they will resolve all matters outside of court.

If either party is unable to agree, both attorneys must withdraw and both spouses must seek new representation I court. Nothing said in the collaborative law process can be used as evidence in court.

One of the unique features of collaborative law is that the process is not restricted to legal specialists. We work with specialists in a variety of fields to allow our clients to maximize their financial potential by the end of the process. We often include experts from the following areas in the divorce process:

Marriage coach or family therapist
Mental health professionals
Child specialists, including psychologists and licensed clinical social workers
Financial specialists, help create budgets and allocate spousal support
Vocational Specialists, especially helpful in cases with a non-working spouse

Using the collaborative divorce process, we have successfully helped clients going through acrimonious and difficult divorces — due in large part to our willingness and the willingness of our clients to work with these professionals.

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Before you proceed with your divorce, you should take some time to decide whether or not the collaborative divorce process is right for you. We offer reduced-rate initial consultations for all family law clients. Contact us today for more information.