New Jersey Divorce Mediation Attorney

Collaborative Law & Divorce in New Jersey

When a marriage is ending, it becomes vital that the individuals involved seek skilled legal counsel to ensure that their rights are protected and that the matter is resolved with their best interests in mind. Each divorce case has its own specific circumstances, financial matters, visitation issues and other crucial aspects that must be addressed carefully and with the utmost concern for the future of the client. At The Law Office of Steven P. Monaghan, our legal team provides the experienced representation that is so critical in the personal matters surrounding marriage dissolution. A New Jersey divorce attorney from our office represents clients in all matters relating to divorce, including divorce mediation, collaborative divorce, child custody (including non parental custody), child support, alimony and paternity. Additionally, we can provide you with invaluable information on the benefits of mediation, the process of collaborative divorce, and all other mediation and collaborative divorce issues. We will fully address all of your questions about mediation and questions about collaborative divorce, as well as help you with legal separation matters.

Our team understands that this will be a very difficult time in your life, and you will need a competent attorney on your side to help you make the correct decisions regarding your most intimate family law and divorce matters. Our firm also handles prenuptial and post nuptial agreements, domestic partnerships, appeals and post-judgment modifications. Call our office today for a free consultation of your case and to speak to a divorce lawyer about your case.

Mediation Lawyer Serving New Jersey

Our legal team has long experience in assisting clients who wish to resolve the matters surrounding their divorce prior to entering a courtroom. New Jersey law provides the opportunity to mediate these matters with the assistance of an attorney, who is there for the purpose of mediating the situation without bias and measuring the agreements and resolutions made against state law and ensuring that the process is done with the former spouses best interests properly managed.

This form of divorce allows the two parties to reach an agreement without involving the justice system and the courts to evaluate the situation and make decisions. It has the added advantage of avoiding the problem of personal matters being exposed in open court. There is no judge that has the time to fully understand any individual case and they use formulas that may not take into account certain aspects of the former partnership, and collaborative process or mediation can be of great value in these circumstances. Steve Monaghan is certified as a Matrimonial Law Attorney in the Supreme Court of the State of New Jersey; this is a designation that is significant with regard to experience and knowledge to bring to the individual client's case. As an attorney, he has been named as one of the "Top Lawyers in New Jersey" in 2009 by Super Lawyers.

Seeking experienced and qualified legal representation in a collaborative divorce is a crucial matter; knowing that you have resolved the matters successfully and that there is a strong possibility of no further problems to address, either now or in the future, provides our clients with an opportunity to move forward with their new lives with all of their divorce matters fully resolved.

New Jersey Collaborative Law Attorney

As a qualified mediator, our attorney has extensive experience in assisting those who wish to resolve divorce matters with a non-adversarial approach. These divorces are often more successful and the two parties involved may discover that any future communication is less problematical when the matters are resolved through the mediation process. We invite you to contact our office at as soon as possible to discuss your case and determine the best course of action; the ability to craft a workable and agreeable resolution to all the matters in the divorce is strongly advised for those who wish to have their marriage dissolution be resolved without the involvement of the courts.

Contact a New Jersey collaborative law attorney from the firm for high quality, experienced legal support in the mediation or collaborative divorce process.