5/23/13 - A smoother path through the turbulent waters of divorce was the goal of a seminar last night at the Brighton District Library. The public event was put on by the Livingston Interdisciplinary Professional Association or LIPA, a local community organization that informs Livingston County on more positive approaches to divorce. LIPA is comprised of attorneys, counselors, mediators, therapists and other professionals who also deal with finances. LIPAâS goal is to educate on more positive and less costly ways to go about divorce, one of them being mediation before the legal proceedings. Mediation is a process in which divorcing couples sit down with a neutral third party to resolve issues in their divorce. Andrea M. Banfield, a family law attorney and mediator, attended the event and tells WHMI mediation is extremely beneficial and is actually recommended prior to going before the court. Several speakers attended the event, including Judge Carol Sue Reader, financial advisors, attorneys, mediators and a real estate appraiser. Attendees were able to directly ask the speakers questions about their specific case and what their next step should be. For more information about LIPA, including a brief video clip from a previous seminar, you can click the link below.(DK)
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