Child Custody

Los Angeles Child Custody Lawyer

Mediation Collaborative Law

When facing divorce, you will have many questions and concerns about how to protect your children from being torn apart by a devastating custody battle or being emotionally damaged by an adversarial divorce. If you have children, you owe it to yourself and to them to learn about a better alternative. If you value your children's emotional health and understand that your relationship with their other parent is essential in ensuring their healthy adjustment to their lives after the divorce, you should consider alternative means of dispute resolution, including Mediation and Collaborative Law. You know your children best and you, not a judge, are in the best position to make important, lifelong decisions about their lives.

Attorney Judith C. Nesburn has approximately 23 years of experience representing men and women throughout the Greater Los Angeles area in divorce and family law disputes. The combination of her legal expertise and her prior years of valuable experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker uniquely qualifies Judith as an effective advocate and compassionate ally for her family law clients. Please contact Judith to discuss how you can use Mediation and a Collaborative Law approach to resolve your child custody issues.

When couples work collaboratively or through mediation to create co-parenting arrangements, everybody wins. Most importantly, the children don't feel like pawns in a battle between their parents. Remember, custody plans can always be changed. Initial decisions that work for the current situation can be easily modified at a later point in time as the children grow and everyone's lives change.

When I work with you to create a parenting arrangement, the focus will always be the best interests of your children. I understand the importance of establishing a clear plan for sharing custody of your minor children, as well as ensuring that the agreement makes reasonable accommodations for modifications, should circumstances such as your employment or the child's educational needs change. If necessary, you can bring in mental health professionals to evaluate the needs of your children and to guide you in making parenting plans which reflect your children's developmental or special needs.

At the Law and Mediation Office of Judith C. Nesburn, located in Los Angeles, I focus on alternative means of dispute resolution in all divorce and family law matters, including child custody disputes. Please contact me to schedule a confidential meeting to learn how you can resolve your parenting issues with sensitivity, dignity and mutual respect.

Resolving Divorce And Family Law Matters with Sensitivity and Respect