Helping families resolve conflict with empathy, fairness, and respect
At Ratner Law, P.C., Ms. Ratner focuses her practice on Divorce Mediation and Parenting Coordination, helping families navigate separation and co-parenting with a child-centered approach. Through these services, families develop solutions that promote predictability, cooperation, and healthier transitions.
Ms. Ratner's mediation practice provides a child-centered alternative to litigation, helping families resolve parenting, support, and financial matters in a structured, confidential environment. Mediation allows parents to actively shape solutions that work for their family, rather than leaving decisions to a judge.
As a lawyer-mediator, Ms. Ratner combines legal expertise with mediation skills to guide discussions, clarify complex legal and financial issues, draft legal documents, and handle court filings. Her approach helps parents create practical solutions that support children and reduce the risk of future conflict.
Helping clients understand the legal and practical implications of their choices throughout the mediation process.
Guiding families through complex parenting and financial issues with clarity and expertise.
Supporting parents to communicate effectively and work cooperatively toward resolution.
Creating agreements that support stability and long-term family well-being, promoting predictability and cooperation.
Parenting Coordination (PC) is a specialized form of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) designed to support parents who experience ongoing difficulty resolving co-parenting conflicts on their own. A Parenting Coordinator is a trained, impartial professional—often an attorney, licensed mental health provider, or certified mediator with experience in high-conflict family dynamics—who helps parents improve communication, manage disagreements, and implement parenting plans in a manner that serves their children's best interests.
Helping parents implement and interpret court orders or parenting plans effectively.
Mediating disputes about schedules, transitions, and daily parenting decisions.
Educating parents on conflict-resolution strategies and effective co-parenting techniques.
Making recommendations when parents cannot reach agreement, if authorized by the court.
Parenting Coordination is particularly helpful in high-conflict situations where ongoing disagreements may create stress or instability for children. The goals of Parenting Coordination are to improve communication and reduce conflict between co-parents, support healthy parent-child relationships, and promote the overall well-being and best interests of children.
At the heart of Ms. Ratner's practice is a child-centered philosophy. In addition to working closely with parents to resolve conflicts through Divorce Mediation and Parenting Coordination, when appropriate, she meets with children to understand their perspectives and ensure their needs are represented.
This approach helps families create solutions that prioritize the well-being and best interests of the child, fostering cooperation, communication, and long-term stability.
When appropriate, meeting with children to understand their perspectives and ensure their needs are considered in family decisions.
Prioritizing the well-being and best interests of children in all conflict resolution processes.
Creating solutions that foster cooperation, communication, and long-term stability for the entire family.
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