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Jolene Dashut
Legal Document Assistant
Studio City
Jolene has owned and operated California Divorce Council since 1985. As an LDA, formerly known as Independent Paralegal, she been helping people represent themselves in uncontested, and routine legal procedures since 1977. Your legal paperwork is completed with efficiency and your experience with handled with compassion, "You can't do divorce all day long without being compassionate". Using an LDA makes you in charge of your decisions. You hire me to put those decisions in writing - in the form of a Settlement Agreement. I will file all documents with the court until your Judgment has been entered.
Feel free to contact me to calculate "Guideline Support", or need assistance in preparing a QDRO to divide the retirement benefits.
Although specializing in all areas of family law, including support modifications, case completion, and support calculations, Jolene can also assist with your Prenuptial Agreement, Will, Living Trust, QDRO, or Name Change. Notary services available. For more information, please see her website.
Jolene is a member of the California Association of Legal Documents Assistants, Coalition for Collaborative Divorce, and the Alliance of Legal Document Assistants.
Jolene is a founding member of the Alliance of Divorce Professionals.
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Company:
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California Divorce Council
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Address:
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13273 Ventura Blvd., #101
Studio City, CA 91604
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Phone:
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818 784-8844
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Fax:
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818 784-8864
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E-mail:
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law4less@cadivorcecouncil.com
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Website:
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www.cadivorcecouncil.com
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Gerry Fagoaga
Marriage and Family Therapist
South Pasadena
Gerry understands that you are looking for an alternative to a destructive court battle in getting a divorce; that you want to be in control of what happens to your future financial resources, and your children, if any, instead of the court. She also realizes that you are looking to be treated with respect and dignity throughout the divorce process. Gerry can help you to avoid court, take charge of obtaining a financial settlement that's fair and equitable, maintain a good relationship with your children during and after the divorce, and preserve your integrity and values throughout the divorce process.
Gerry has assisted over a thousand persons as an educator and therapist, and now a divorce coach and child specialist. Having experienced the trauma of divorce first hand without this alternative being available at the time, Gerry particularly empathizes with the pain involved. Gerry's compassion, insight, training and experience can guide you, can empower you throughout the divorce process, so that in the end, you can go forward with your life as emotionally whole a person as possible.
- In a divorce case recently, a couple with two young children was helped to develop a parenting plan in which the children spent adequate time with each parent. This couple was enabled to preserve their financial resources, instead of spending them on a time-consuming and costly court battle.
- In another case, a family with three teenage boys, a father who often worked long hours, and a stay-at-home mom, was guided to develop a parenting plan that addressed the diverse needs of teenagers, the father's work schedule, and the mother choosing to pursue a long-desired career. This family could have experienced a very painful and costly divorce in court, but instead experienced a divorce that appropriately addressed everyone's needs.
You too, with Gerry's assistance, can successfully experience this unique divorce process.
Gerry is a founding member of the Alliance of Divorce Professionals.
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Address:
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1910 S. Huntington Drive,
South Pasadena, CA 91030
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Phone:
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626 571-0077
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Fax:
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626 441-6389
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E-mail:
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gfagoaga@yahoo.com
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Peter Wiere
Mediator
Thousand Oaks
I was my first client.
After 25 years of marriage, my wife and I were on a course to divorce. We were committed to limiting the hurt, so we co-mediated our divorce and amicably parted ways. We danced together at our firstborn?s wedding!
My career started in 1970 as a financial planner, and I used these skills to help us structure the divestiture of our assets and our lives in a win-win way.
My friends were amazed at the results and asked me to help them and others even though I was an amateur. I found my passion, and in 1994 I became a full-time mediator specializing in minimizing the pain of divorce. As a professional I have successfully helped hundreds of divorcing couples to hurt less while resolving their marriage with dignity, sensitivity, and confidentiality and maintaining their self-respect.
Divorce mediation often requires outside-the-box thinking to find the best solutions to be separate, but still whole. A big challenge is to work out the roles of each parent to continue to nurture their children. Creativity is also needed to equitably divide property in a cost-effectively way so both parties keep more of their assets!
To further the cause of stress-reducing divorce, I co-founded the Coalition for Collaborative Divorce and I am a founding member of the Alliance of Divorce Professionals. I am also a member of the Association for Conflict Resolution, California Dispute Resolution Council, Southern California Mediation Association, California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, as well as various chambers of commerce and networking groups.
Please contact me to see if I can be of service, or arrange a free consultation.
"To go to law, is for two persons to kindle a fire at their own cost, to warm others, and singe themselves to cinders; and because they cannot agree to what is truth and equity, they will both agree to un-plume themselves, that others may be decorated with their feathers." - Feltham
Peter is a founding member of the Alliance of Divorce Professionals.
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Company:
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Wiere Mediation
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Address:
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3138 Heavenly Ridge Street,
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
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Phone:
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805 523-8898
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Fax:
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805 523-7733
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E-mail:
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peter@wieremediation.com
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Website:
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www.wieremediation.com
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Lynn Comley, Psy.D.
Psychologist
Simi Valley
"The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure." Joseph Campbell
Lynn Comley, PsyD, MFT, is a psychotherapist in private practice that brings a broad spectrum of experience, skills, and knowledge to her life and work. With a rich mix of humor and compassion, and the standing, practice, and methods of a consummate healing professional, Dr. Comley guides her clients through difficult transitions toward benefit and well-being.
Dr. Comley's practice demonstrates her passion for women's empowerment, an insightful and intuitive understanding of men's work, and a full heart for adolescents and their struggles. Lynn is a contributor to the WTR (With These Rings?) Project, facilitating couples' groups and WTR marriage seminars, bringing a strong emphasis on healthy and vibrant relationship. Dr. Comley is a certified EMDR practitioner, facilitating the processing of traumatic memory, assisting survivors of both single incident and chronic trauma, and bringing relief of suffering. She is a founding member of the Coalition of Collaborative Divorce (CCD) and of the Alliance of Divorce Professionals (ADP) - the focus of which is to enable couples for whom divorce is no longer optional to separate with clarity and purpose.
Lynn is a founding member of the Alliance of Divorce Professionals.
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Address:
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15 Vista Lago Drive, Suite L,
Simi Valley, CA 93065
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Phone:
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805 583-0821
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E-mail:
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lynncomley@WithTheseRings.com
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Website:
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www.LynnComley.com
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Mary Stoddard, PhD
Psychologist
South Pasadena / Studio City
Throughout her 23 years as a licensed clinical psychologist working in private practice with children, adolescents, and adults, Dr. Stoddard has witnessed first hand the incredible pain and long term damage that bitter court divorce battles have created for all family members. The recent emergence of the collaborative divorce process offers a positive, powerful, effective, and rewarding option in this regard.
Dr. Stoddard has embraced this opportunity to channel her professional training, experience, knowledge, and clinical skills into empowering couples and families to preserve their relationships, dignity, and financial resources through the process of collaborative divorce. In this process, when children are involved, decisions can be made creatively to protect and address their individual and developmental needs as a priority throughout the divorce process.
Through the collaborative divorce model, Dr. Stoddard assists and guides couples who seek fairness and equity as the prevailing, pivotal values in their decisions for the entire family. She also serves as the voice for children's needs and concerns for parents who strive to prioritize their children's well being and future adjustment.
In addition to serving as a coach, child specialist, and case manager on collaborative divorce teams, Dr. Stoddard works with children, adolescents, and adults in therapy to resolve issues related to depression, anxiety, bipolar disorders, parenting, relationship difficulties, attention deficit disorders, and learning disabilities. She also provides thorough cognitive, psychoeducational, and social/emotional assessments to provide understanding and practical recommendations regarding learning disabilities, attention deficit disorders, and emotional struggles. Finally, Dr. Stoddard has been characterized as a "charismatic, inspirational speaker" when addressing both professional colleagues and the general population regarding the above issues.
Mary is a founding member of the Alliance of Divorce Professionals.
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Phone:
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626 665-1646
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E-mail:
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Dr.Stoddard@sbcglobal.net
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Janis Bush
Mediator
Pasadena
Ms. Bush has had extensive training and experience in Mediation, and is a Certified Civil Case Mediator and Certified Family Law Mediator.
As a result of her dedication to helping people resolve their own issues, she guides them through the maze of legal, emotional, and personal conflicts using the problem-solving approach of mediation.
As a result of her deep concern for the welfare of children, she is particularly suited for, and very effective at helping parents develop a Custody/Parenting Plan that meets the needs of children, as well as the parents. She periodically follows up on the progress of the Plan, its impact on the children, and its effectiveness in the parenting of the children.
Upon reaching agreement on all issues, including Spousal and Child Support and all Property matters concerning your Separation, Divorce, or Civil Dissolution, she will prepare a Settlement Agreement, which is suitable for submission to the Court for filing, thereby saving you considerable money.
Member of the LA County Superior Court mediator Panel.
Janis is a founding member of the Alliance of Divorce Professionals.
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Company:
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Mediation Associates
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Address:
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127 N. Madison Avenue, #203,
Pasadena, CA 91101-1715
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Phone:
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626 564-0296
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Fax:
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626 564-9874
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E-mail:
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mediationassociates@earthlink.net
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Website:
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www.med8R4U.com
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Gerald Pearson, JD
Mediator
Pasadena
Through many years of teaching Family Law mediation and long service as a Family Law Mediator, Mr. Pearson is able to guide you through the perplexing process of Separation, Divorce, or Civil Dissolution, assisting you in finding creative and workable solutions tailored to your unique situation.
He can help you deal with Custody and Parenting matters, issues of Support, Family Home, Businesses and other Property Matters, Professional Practice, Pension Plans, and Investments, including Qualified Domestic Relations Orders,(QDRO's) when required by Federal Law.
At the end of the process, you will have worked together to identify and resolve all issues facing you in a Separation, Divorce, or Civil Dissolution. Through the Marital Settlement Agreement, you will have effectively written your own Agreement, without appearing in Court.
Gerald is a founding member of the Alliance of Divorce Professionals.
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Company:
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Mediation Associates
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Address:
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127 N. Madison Avenue, #203,
Pasadena, CA 91101-1715
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Phone:
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626 564-0296
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Fax:
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626 564.9874
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E-mail:
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mediationassociates@earthlink.net
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Website:
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www.med8R4U.com
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Hamid Naraghi, JD
Attorney / Mediator
Encino
Hamid Naraghi is the president of Divorce Helpline as well as a partner in a family law litigation firm with offices in Northern and Southern California. Over the past 13 years, Hamid has gained extensive experience in family law litigation, mediation & collaborative law as well as arbitration. His combined background as a litigating attorney, mediator and arbitrator provide him with a unique perspective that enables him to analyze and resolve complicated matters appropriately depending on the specific circumstances of the case.
As an attorney, Hamid has litigated complex issues before the Superior Courts of California in the counties of Los Angeles, Orange County, Ventura County, Santa Clara County, Alameda and San Francisco.
As a Mediator, Hamid is certified, trained and experienced mediation and arbitration and has worked to develop and expand the practice of Collaborative Family Law - a process dedicated to positive transformation of divorce, child custody & parenting disputes in America. Hamid has personally performed over 400 successful divorce mediations and has consulted with countless individuals who needed answers to complex legal questions in an easy to understand manner.
For over 13 years, Hamid has reviewed programs and worked with experts in the field of Family Law concerning Divorce, Child Custody & Family Law, conflict negotiation, mediation, relationship psychology & interpersonal communication technique. Hamid also worked and consulted with Ed Sherman, founder of Nolo Press Publishing, on the first edition of How to Do Your Own Contested Divorce in California.
Although litigation is a necessary tool in some cases, Hamid believes that settlement is often overlooked as an option. Hamid?s true passion is helping people resolve issues in a civilized manner as opposed to winning legal battles in court.
Hamid is a founding member of the Alliance of Divorce Professionals.
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Company:
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Divorce Helpline - Naraghi & Woodcock
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Address:
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16530 Ventura Blvd., #405,
Encino, CA 91436
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Phone:
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818 461-0255 N&W
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Phone 2:
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800 359.7004 DHL
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Fax:
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818 461-0253
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E-mail:
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Hamid@divorcehelp.com
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Website:
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DivorceHelp.com
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