Atty Karyn Gimbel Youso is a Mediator and Respectful Divorce Attorney in practice over 28 years. Her law practice focuses on low conflict family law processes, including Collaborative Divorce, Cooperative Practice and Mediation. For couples and families looking to resolve their differences with dignity and respect, she offers tools for communication and cooperation that will promote creative problem-solving. She attended University of Pennsylvania for her undergraduate degree, and Washington University School of Law (in St. Louis) for her law degree. She currently serves on the Wisconsin State Bar Family Law Section Board, and is a member of the Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin as well as the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals. Atty Youso has over 100 hours of...
training in mediation and collaborative/cooperative practice, and has been a presenter for many years addressing high conflict issues such as domestic abuse.
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What is Collaborative Divorce? Using a team of professionals (legal, financial, mental health) to assist families through the divorce process outside of court. The clients and team all sign agreements not to use the adversarial court process.
What is Cooperative Practice? Clients engage in open communication and information sharing with the goal of minimizing conflict and reaching resolution without a trial. Does it always work? Of course not. But the choice of professional makes all the difference. What is mediation? Using a neutral expert to help parties negotiate their family law issues and achieve compromise even where there is conflict. The mediator does not give advice or advocate for either party, but helps facilitate the discussion to allow both sides to see options and outcomes they might prefer. All of these low conflict processes are healthier (and less expensive) for families than drawn out public fighting in court.
The statistics surrounding divorce have not improved much, and the statistics surrounding divorce for second marriages are even more grim. Most of my clients say they'll "never get married again," but really what they're saying is they do not want to go through the pain of divorce again. The best way to avoid the pain is to plan ahead. A frank discussion about finances and expectations and a well-bargained pre-nuptial agreement takes away the pain of potential divorce (or at least reduces it substantially).
While no pre-nup is iron-clad in Wisconsin, because the law allows room for the unforeseen, there are ways to approach the topic with sensitivity and clarity, and a good pre-nup is often a great path to a long happy marriage. What could be more romantic?
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