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Bridges is a practice group, not a firm. The independent professionals of Bridges Divorce are available to help! Any “Bridger” can provide more information regarding appropriate services and resources for your family.
We work together as needed, but we are independent Mediators, Lawyers, Family Transition Specialists, Divorce Coaches, a Career Counselor, Child Specialists, a Therapist and Financial Neutrals (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 can be 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.
I’m very happy to have chosen the collaborative model for my divorce. Tonya and her assistant, Mary, made sure I felt supported and cared for and were committed to making the process as simple and collaborative as possible. All divorce is difficult, but I’m convinced that with the collaborative approach it was much less painful and expensive than it could have been.
Tonya came highly recommended and she lived up to everything I was told that she would be. She is professional, compassionate and fair. She is a great listener and quickly grasps what each party wants and needs. After each meeting, she sent a detailed email outlining the things that were discussed and how to follow-up on items that needed attention. If controversial things were discussed at a meeting, she handled them professionally and was able to resolve them. Her office staff was knowledgeable and attentive. Her goal is for both parties to be satisfied with the results and she successfully met that goal. She has my greatest respect and admiration.
Tonya took a fiery situation and quickly brought it to a place of cooperation and collaboration. This saved our family a lot of money and brought us to peaceful resolution, which laid an important foundation for our children and our future communication.”
Bridgers have experience: The lawyers, mediators, family transition specialists, divorce coaches, child specialists, and financial neutrals (CDFAs) work together, when needed, to help couples end their marriage peacefully. 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.
As a multidisciplinary practice group, we serve couples and families throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington.
The International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP) is a global community of legal, mental health and financial professionals. We are a registered non-profit organization. We have members in 42 states and 23 countries, on 5 continents.
IACP VISION:
We envision a world in which all dispute resolution is collaborative, compassionate, and constructive.
IACP MISSION:
We unite and empower a global network of professionals who are dedicated to transforming conflict resolution using the principles of Collaborative Practice.
Bridges Collaborative Divorce Solutions 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, family transition specialists, divorce coaches, financial neutrals, 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.
