5/13/13 - A group of local professionals will host a free seminar on better alternatives to traditional divorce proceedings this month in Brighton. The Livingston Interdisciplinary Professional Association, or LIPA, is an organization made up of local attorneys, mediators, therapists, financial professionals, and counselors. It has planned a seminar to let the public hear advice from professionals, including District Court Judge Carol Sue Reader, on how to reduce the cost and confrontation of the divorce process. Mediator Gary Marsh says the traditional method, wherein both parties hire individual lawyers to compete in the courtroom on their behalf, is expensive and breeds conflict between the parties. He tells WHMI the seminar will highlight alternative routes through the process. Those include hiring a mediator to facilitate discussions and decision-making between the two parties. Marsh says this divorce process is less expensive and can avoid conflict by helping the parties cooperate to find outcomes that best suit everyone. Space is limited at the free seminar, which will be held at the Brighton District Library on May 22nd. Anyone interested in attending should register ahead of time to reserve space by calling (734) 998-0746 or by emailing ajackson@ewmadvisors.com. (TD)
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