The Professionals of Bridges Divorce are available to help! We are independent Mediators, Lawyers, Divorce Coaches, a Career Counselor, Child Specialists, a Therapist and Financial Professionals (CDFAs).
Collaborative Divorce is a comprehensive way for couples to re-structure their families, without court intervention. In collaborative divorce, the participants agree to resolve their case in a manner that honors each person involved. Clients are able to build confidence and hope for their future during a stressful time.
Family Mediation is a way of resolving intimate, personal differences with an impartial person (the Mediator) helping you both calmly discuss questions and concerns and ideally reach a voluntary agreement. The mediator helps you identify needs and interests, clarify your differences and work to find common ground.
About half of all marriages in the United States end in divorce. Unfortunately, divorcing couples can find themselves in court when better options are available. In our experience, family issues are far too complex and personal to properly resolve in a contested court setting.
Divorce is messy and damaging, but you can take steps to make sure things go as smoothly as possible — Learn about Collaborative Divorce and Mediation. Nobody gets married expecting to get divorced, but you can take the high road.
Bridgers have experience: The lawyers, mediators, divorce coaches, child specialists, and financial professionals (CDFAs) work together, when needed, to help couples end their marriage peacefully. We are not a law firm. We are five independent lawyers/mediators, a mediator, two divorce coaches/mediators, a psychotherapist/child specialist, and two certified divorce financial analysts (CDFAs). We work full-time with families in transition to find out-of-court solutions. We encourage problem solving, communication and healthy co-parenting. We empower couples to create a lasting resolution that fulfills their needs.
HHelping clients choose the best process-option for them.
GGuiding clients to be successful in the option they choose.
AAdapting to a family’s needs and budget.
RReducing fear in decision-making.
EEncouraging open dialogue and joint problem solving.
GGuiding clients away from anger and disappointment toward higher long term views.
Bridges is an Oregon nonprofit corporation, with Corporate Offices in Washington County, Oregon.
We are a group of independent divorce professionals working in the greater Portland, Oregon and Southwest Washington areas. We are a “practice group” (not a law firm). We meet frequently to hone our professional skills and we often work together on mediated or collaborative matters. Our nickname is Bridges Divorce and we frequently call each other “Bridgers.”
All eleven of us have our own private practices, with separate offices throughout the area. As independent professionals (mediators, lawyers, divorce coaches, financial analysts [CDFAs], a child specialist and therapist) we work together to change the nastiness of the usual litigated divorce.
We help couples divorce respectfully, using mediation or collaborative methods.
