Mediation and Divorce Lawyers
Seeking a separation or divorce is never easy. It is usually accompanied by uncertainty, fear, and anxiety. When simple conversations with a spouse become hurtful and emotional, they become complicated. Your rights and obligations during this time can easily be overlooked and it may be time to consult a divorce attorney .
Divorce - there are no winners
* Our children know they take traits from both Mom and from Dad.
When we say something bad to our children about their Mom or Dad - they interpret it as saying "you my child watch out" you have some of that bad in you. Mom, Dad - Just Don't Do It - Resist the temptation to tell the kids why you are so angry/disappointed/betrayed in their other parent.
* Resist the temptation to get at the other parent through the kids.
* Resist the temptation to try and find allies in your children. Let your children be children.
* The married couple did intend to live happily ever after -divorce is about broken dreams. Those dreams will not be resurrected by destroying the other. For most people getting divorced, it is time to move on. Revenge is a bitter pill; why spend the time and money paying for it.
* Hire a therapist if you find yourself seeking or getting therapy from your lawyer. Lawyers get a lot more per hour than therapists, without any training in therapy.
* Expect your lawyer to ask you and to help guide you towards the important long term goals in ending a relationship - you get to define what the ball is in the phrase "keep your eye on the ball".
* Expect your lawyer to fight for what is right as well as important and to help you compromise on that which is not as important.
We believe issues such as child support and custody, visitation, alimony, and property division should be handled in a rational and clear-headed manner. Though statutory law governs many of these issues, courts have discretion within those parameters. We help our clients open lines of communication so that their rights and interests are protected.
Contact our divorce lawyers - we can help you understand your rights and obligation.
Mediation Attorneys
Traditional divorce proceedings are adversarial and can leave parties bitter and unhappy though divorced. As an alternative, mediation offers the two parties a neutral mediator to help them reach a mutually agreeable resolution to their differences. The couple is guided, through a controlled and structured process, toward a resolution that is self-determined, fair and reasonable, and based upon open disclosure of information.
Stanger & Arnold can help you understand your rights before, during and after the mediation. We use our knowledge of the law to ensure all necessary aspects of a divorce decree are included. The documented agreement is then ready to be brought to the court for finalization of the divorce.
Contact Stanger & Arnold - we can help mediate your divorce.
Post-Divorce Proceedings
After a divorce or separation is finalized, you have rights and obligations that may require court intervention to enforce.
Circumstances change. You or your ex-spouse may wish to modify portions of your divorce or separation agreement months, even years, after it was finalized. Depending on your individual circumstances and the terms of your divorce, these changes may be permitted. We can help! We help our clients to reach fair and reasonable solutions to post-divorce motions, modification, and enforcement issues.
Stanger & Arnold, LLP
Hartford Mediation Lawyer
433 South Main Street, Suite 112
West Hartford, CT 06110
866-225-4851 toll free
860-956-5697
Fax (860) 561-0646
We serve all of Connecticut, including the cities of Hartford, West Hartford, Glastonbury, Simsbury, Danbury, Bridgeport, New Haven, New Britain, Enfield, Litchfield, Waterbury, New London, and Middletown, and the counties of Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield, Middlesex, and Tolland. We also have convenient locations for meeting with clients in Massachusetts.
