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She understands the complexities involved in divorce cases. She has experience with all issues relating to child custody and parenting time, dividing assets, alimony, family businesses, retirement accounts and assigning debts. Divorce is more than just dividing up assets and assigning parenting time. There are many emotional issues involved. Going through a divorce will likely be one of the most stressful things you will ever endure. You need an attorney that you are comfortable with that will also fight for your interests. Julia can help you from the initial filing of your case until a settlement agreement or trial. Julia prides herself on being honest with her clients and giving them realistic expectations of the process and probable outcomes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72d14ef126b760f23ba964/1584584217582-0XH6ZDYBDRRRLQXJ9BN2/collaborative+divorce.jpg Divorce and Collaborative Divorce - Collaborative Divorce. Collaborative Divorce puts you in charge of your case. Collaborate divorce requires all the same legal documents as a traditional divorce. However, when couples decide to proceed with a collaborative divorce, both parties must sign a participation agreement at the beginning of their case. The participation agreement states that both parties agree to not go to court to have a judge resolve their disputes. If the collaborative process breaks down, and one or both parties decide they do want to attend a trial, both parties must hire new attorneys to take their case to trial. Collaborative divorce requires that both parties hire attorneys that have been trained in the collaborative divorce process. In 2015 Julia attended the Collaborative training. In your collaborative divorce there will be meetings where all four parties are in the same room, discussing the issues of your case as well as possible resolution of those issues. There is often an email chain for both attorneys and both parties to share information and documents. If needed, parties can hire financial professionals, child experts or divorce coaches to further work with them in their collaborative divorce. The collaborative process puts the control back in the hands of the couple, and takes it out of the hands of the judges and the court. Julia enjoys the collaborative process because she believes that no one knows what is best for your family more than you and your spouse. 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Child support is part of divorce and custody cases, but child support can also be set by the state’s child support recovery unit outside of case. Once child support has been set, either by the child support recovery unit or during a divorce or paternity case, child support can be modified. The child support recovery unit can review cases every two years to see if child support should be adjusted. If you have received notice from the child support recovery unit regarding a modification of child support, it is very helpful to discuss with an attorney. Julia can meet with you to determine if the amount is correct, and if not, what steps you can take to have it recalculated. If you are paying or receiving child support, Julia can help you determine if the current amount is still correct. 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