Divorce and summer break: get help at our June 2 workshop
Summertime brings carefree days of fun activities for many families. But if you are considering divorce and overwhelmed by challenges, don’t think you are alone. Recent research reveals the peak month for divorce is now August as families reach the end of summer vacation time and the start of a new school year. Many spend the entire summer in conflict trying to make decisions about the future.
San Diegans who are struggling with the difficult choices of a divorce can get information, learn about their options, and explore their concerns at a Divorce Options workshop.
The next Divorce Options in San Diego takes place on Saturday, June 2 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at the Torrey Pines Business Park, 11622 El Camino Real, Suite 100, San Diego. This is conveniently located at the intersection of Interstate 5 and Route 56, next to Ruth’s Chris Steak House.
Workshops take place the first Saturday of every month. Seminar leaders help people in a diverse range of situations and are able to take any questions. Divorce is difficult and stressful even under the best of circumstances. It can be especially hard if you have children or economic difficulties. Divorce affects people from all walks of life, and no two situations are alike.It is possible despite challenges to preserve the emotional and financial resources of the family while respecting everyone’s needs during a divorce.
Cost is $25. Pay in advance and secure your seat here.
For additional information or to RSVP, call Divorce Options at (858) 472-4022 or email sandiegodivorceoptions@gmail.com
Led by volunteer attorneys, financial specialists, and mental health professionals who are members of the Collaborative Family Law Group of San Diego, the workshop will cover the full range of choices couples have as they contemplate divorce, focusing on the non-adversarial, out-of-court options.
Get your questions about divorce answered at our next workshop on June 2.
The Divorce Options program helps San Diegans become more knowledgeable about the resources they can draw on to plan an effective transition that respects the needs and interests of all family members. Taking time to become more knowledgeable can go a long way to ease the anxiety about your divorce, and allows you to take control of your future.
Divorce Options provides unbiased information about self-representation, mediation, collaborative divorce, and litigated divorce. The workshop deals with the legal, financial, family and personal issues of divorce in an informational and compassionate small group setting. There is NO solicitation of business.
The Divorce Options program welcomes anyone thinking about divorce or other relationship transitions including co-habitating couples with children or LGBT couples looking for a process aware and respectful of their unique needs. Divorce Options offers useful information adaptable to a wide variety of family circumstances.
Topics include:
- Litigation, mediation and collaboration – the risks and the benefits of each process
- Legal, financial, psychological and social issues of divorce
- How to talk about divorce with your children
- Guidance from divorce experts
By learning about divorce and the different process options available you can maximize your ability to make good decisions during the difficult and challenging time. Divorce Options is a workshop designed to help couples take the next step, no matter where they are in the process. It identifies strategies to help you stay out of court, and helps you identify the social, emotional, legal, and financial issues that are most pressing for you.
About the Collaborative Family Law Group of San Diego
CFLG San Diego’s members work together to learn, practice, and promote collaborative processes for problem solving and the peaceful resolution of family law issues, with an eye toward preserving the emotional, as well as the financial, assets of the family. Its goal is to transform the resolution of family law issues through respectful, collaborative processes that protect the integrity and health of family relationships and eliminate the need for families to resort to litigation.
CFLG is online at www.collaborativepracticesandiego.com, and LinkedIn.
