Diana L. Martinez Law Blog

Alternative parenting solutions for high conflict divorcing couples.  Litigation (court battles) bring out the worst in people.  For those with or dealing with high conflict personalities, or personality disorders (bipolar, manic, etc), traditional co-parenting techniques do not work.  That doesn't mean all hope is lost.  There are ways to disengage.  There are other ways to respond, or perhaps not respond at all.  These courses teach parenting the best way you can,... Read More

It really just does not make financial sense to march into court, making demands, without first having attempted to discuss the issues with the other attorney.  What may cost as little as a 5 minute telephone call can result in more than a full day's worth of attorney's fees.  When funds and resources are limited, why throw them all at the attorneys?  When funds are plentiful, is this really where you want to spend them?  ... Read More

Parenting
after divorce requires serious adjustment, trust, and confidence. 
Whether you resolve your divorce through a peaceful resolution process
or through a divorce battle, the way you and your ex-spouse co-parent
will have an impact, good or bad, on your children.  

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Parenting after
divorce requires serious adjustment, trust, and confidence.  Whether you
resolve your divorce through a peaceful resolution process or through a
divorce battle, the way you and your ex "co-parent"  will have an impact,
good or bad, on your children. 

Many mothers feel that they are better
equipped to care for the child than... Read More

Finding the right peacemaker to help bridge the
differences between you and the other party is crucial to the successful
resolution of your case.  Many attorneys advertise as mediators and/or
collaborative attorneys.  The reality is, however, that few have the
necessary training, if any, and, more critically, many still litigate as
their primary practice.  As attorneys, we are trained to fight.  Up
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It is always wonderful to see a
challenging case turn “text-book” mediation when the proper team and
resources are used.  I recently had a divorcing couple that were facing
incredible challenges: financial, emotional, and, if that wasn’t enough,
trying to meet the needs of their special needs child.  Our first
session went as most do: they were uncertain as to the benefits of
mediation, they... Read More