Family conflict is the most difficult situations that most of us can face.  Whether it is conflict with your current spouse, your former spouse, your siblings and parents or your adult children, the disagreements can lead to stress that invades all aspects of your life.  These conflicts, when turned over to the legal system by contested divorce, post divorce litigation, probate or guardianship conflict all can result in costly escalation with limited positive outcomes.  My practice focuses on assisting parties to reach positive outcomes to such disagreements through mediation or collaborative legal representation.  These alternatives to normal litigation reduce the stress of conflict for everyone involved and are less expensive and take less time.  I have been a practicing attorney for over twenty years and have learned that these alternative dispute resolution techniques are often the best solution and an opportunity for all parties to achieve a win-win, rather than a judge imposing a solution that meets no ones needs.