Uncontested Divorce

Many couples are able to resolve their differences without undue acrimony and without professional help. But the process of reducing their agreement to paper and the further step of obtaining a divorce based upon their agreement is more than they are able or willing to undertake. In such a case, the help of an attorney can be sufficient to achieve their goals. This can be an expeditious and cost-effective approach and Berkman Bottger & Rodd, LLP can prepare and file all paperwork necessary to obtain an uncontested divorce.

Advanced Negotiations

Where the expectations or desires of the respective parties are too far apart to effect an easy resolution, and where neither formal mediation nor collaborative law are desired, separate retention of attorneys to engage in negotiations may be called for. Such negotiations need not lead to court, but the attorneys are retained with that possibility in mind.

Key to a successful negotiation is that the parties understand fully the financial and other perhaps unforeseen consequences of suggested settlement options. The attorneys at Berkman Bottger & Rodd, LLP are knowledgeable in working with high value complex financial affairs and offer clear and common-sense advice to our clients.

If skillfully done, such negotiations can lead to highly satisfactory and constructive resolutions, thus enabling the respective parties to “get on with their lives” without serious damage to their relationship and with maximum mutual concern for the welfare of the children. Here, the skill and sensitivity of the attorneys are most important. Berkman Bottger & Rodd, LLP’s attorneys are experienced in successfully conducting such negotiations and in helping clients through difficult divorces and on to a new and better life.