Before you hire an attorney, understand your options.
Divorce involves legal questions. But it also involves financial decisions, difficult conversations, parenting concerns, and choices about how you want to move through the process.
In one focused hour, I’ll help you understand where you at, what options are available, and what to do next.
60 minute consultation • $225 • Next-day availability
FEELING OVERWHELMED?
When everything feels important, start by figuring out where you are.
Divorce can feel overwhelming because everything seems urgent at once. You don’t have to solve your entire divorce today. The first step is understanding where you are in the process and what actually needs your attention next.
Wherever you are, we start with 3 questions:
Where are you now?
What do you need to proceed?
Who can help you move forward?
A QUICK NOTE FROM JAMES
Not sure where to start?
Watch this 90-second video to hear how a focused conversation can help you gain clarity and avoid common, costly mistakes.
DIVORCE OPTIONS + NEXT STEPS
A focused hour to make sense of what’s happening and decide what to do next.
Bring your situation, your questions, and whatever feels unclear. You’ll leave with clarity about your options and practical next steps.
Arrive with:
Overwhelm
Uncertainty
Worry
Confusion
Leave with:
Focus
Direction
Confidence
Clarity
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BE AWARE
An attorney may be part of your divorce team. That doesn’t mean they need to be your first hire.
Many people I’ve worked with wish they had understood the divorce process and the different professional options before retaining an attorney. Their initial actions sometimes led to more conflict, higher costs, or a process that didn’t align with what they wanted.
Some questions require legal advice.
Many don’t.
DIVORCE INVOLVES MORE THAN THE LAW
A good divorce requires thoughtful decisions across four key areas.
Legal
The process, rights, and agreements.
Financial
Assets, debts, support, and long-term impact.
Emotional
Stress, conflict, identity, and well-being.
Relational
Conversations, co-parenting, and moving forward.
DIVORCE COACHING
Ongoing support for the road ahead.
As I get to know you, your priorities, and the dynamics surrounding your divorce, I can help you prepare for the decisions and conversations that arise along the way.
Two ways to work together
Four 60-minute sessions
Each month
Between-session support
Emails and urgent calls
Practical tools
Workbooks and planning resources
Your divorce team
Introductions to trusted professionals
DIVORCE MEDIATION
A collaborative process for reaching agreement.
Mediation gives couples a structured way to resolve the decisions of divorce together, with known costs and without turning the process into a legal battle.
✓ Individual pre-mediation meetings
✓ Joint mediation sessions
✓ Written Memorandum of Understanding
✓ Attorney-feedback revisions
✓ Introductions to professionals, as needed
✓ Two hours of future mediation support
Complex financial decisions?
A CDFA may join the process when retirement, support, refinancing, taxes, or other complex financial issues are involved. Their fees are separate.
ABOUT JAMES
Practical guidance for one of life’s most complicated transitions.
✓ CDC Certified Divorce Coach
✓ Kids-First Certified Mediator
✓ Analytical, practical, and people-centered approach
✓ Based in Charlotte, NC
✓ Working with clients nationwide
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
TAKE THE FIRST STEP
A calmer, more intentional way forward is possible.
You just need to understand where you are in the process, what your options are, and what to do next.