Taylor Made Solutions, PLLC

A Peaceful Divorce Is Possible.

Ending a marriage is always painful, but the divorce process should not worsen the situation. By using mediation instead of hiring lawyers for litigation, couples avoid the delays, excessive legal bills, jockeying lawyers and trauma that result from the traditional adversarial court process. Most importantly, you protect your children from the turmoil and divisiveness of seeing their parents fight it out in court. A peaceful divorce is possible.

My office provides divorce mediation services to resolve all issues: child custody, child support, parenting time, property division and spousal support. 

Here's how it works: I sit down with you both so we may work together to resolve the issues. I act as a neutral party, guiding the discussions and helping you stay focused and rational, providing a safe setting in which you can identify options and find solutions. Each of you has the opportunity to speak your mind; no decision is made until it is acceptable to you both.

I also provide legal information and oversee the exchange of information regarding your property. This open communication frees you both to negotiate with one another in confidence, because you are working with the same base of knowledge. The negotiated resolution then makes sense to each of you. Once you reach agreement, I draft, with your input, a binding Settlement Agreement – a contract between you that settles all of the divorce issues.

To become divorced, a court must enter a Judgment of Divorce. However, your Settlement Agreement resolves all conflict, so the court process consists mostly of just paperwork - you will likely need to appear in court only once.

Because I am an attorney, I am also able to help you through the court process and draft court documents. However, I remain neutral, so I cannot give advice or act as a lawyer for either party. You may represent yourselves in court or you may hire separate attorneys to act as your advisors, not as litigators, and to review any documents before you sign.

Divorce mediation still feels like a new idea in Michigan, but it is well known and widely accepted in many other parts of the country and has actually been used for decades. Mediation is the smart approach to divorce. Most divorces- approximately 95%- do not go to trial, they end in settlement. Under the traditional system, however, couples spend tens of thousands of dollars on separate attorneys, battling their positions for months before reaching a settlement often pushed on them by the attorneys or forced on them by the judge. The sensible approach is to start out in settlement discussions, with you making the decisions for yourself about your children and your property.

Divorce mediation is effective, satisfying to both parties, healthier for all family members, and it just makes sense.

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Michigan Divorce Mediation -- A Peaceful Divorce IS Possible

Created On: 01/22/2010

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• Experience
• Education
• Licenses

Gottlieb and Goren, P.C., (Bingham Farms, MI)

Attorney, 2002 - 2008

I was a trial attorney until I decided to mediate full time.

Various Law Firms, (Southfield/Royal Oak, MI)

Attorney, 1995 - 2002

I was a part-time trial attorney for various firms. I spent the rest of my time taking care of my young children.

Shifman and Carlson, P.C., (Southfield, MI)

Attorney, 1989 - 1995

I was a trial attorney.

The University of Michigan, (Ann Arbor, MI)

B.A., Economics 1983

The University of Michigan Law School, (Ann Arbor, MI)

J.D., Law 1988

Institute of Continuing Legal Education, (Ann Arbor, MI)

none, Family Law Mediation 2007

Completed training to conduct family law mediations.

Oakland Mediation Center, (Pontiac, MI)

none, Mediation 1999

Completed training to conduct civil mediations

Institute of Continuing Legal Education, (Ann Arbor, MI)

none, Family Law 2009

Completed family law certificate program.

Licensed to practice law in all Michigan courts., 1989

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