Services - Areas of Practice

When parents separate and divorce, it creates a time of transition for the whole family. It is filled with a variety of emotions and needs for all of those experiencing it. Despite the changes, the members are still a family and each member must figure out how to move forward in this reorganized family. Parents are often looking for options to help them cope with the changes of today, and prepare for the needs of tomorrow.

The office of Jennifer Luise Champagne has a number of services to help families during separation, divorce and in the times following the dissolution of a marriage. The goal of this office is to help minimize the conflict as parents focus on their children and the future of their reorganized family. Mediation, parenting coordination, coparenting and collaborative divorce are options available to help parents and their children.

Co-Parenting Program

These services are designed for parents involved in a divorce action or parenting dispute and for those who have already been divorced or separated. Parents focus on effective communication and the skills needed to parent children in two separate homes. Each service is tailored to the special needs of parents or intervening parties who have on-going issues with their parenting plans. Parenting, discipline and communication issues may be impacting their ability to care for their children and to relate with one another as co-parents.

Mediation

The mediation program is for those parties interested in working out the details of their divorce in an amicable manner. It allows clients to maintain control over their own lives. Parties are given an opportunity to work together for the benefit of their children, to make decisions and resolve issues that cloud their individual and co-parenting abilities, preventing them from focusing on the important task of parenting. Ms. Champagne offers co-mediation with highly trained non-adversarial professionals. These mediation options provide parents a team approach to guide them through the entire divorce process.

Collaborative Divorce

Jennifer Luise Champagne also offers collaborative divorce services, an interdisciplinary approach to an amicable divorce. Collaborative divorce focuses on the emotional, legal and financial aspects of a separation. It utilizes professionals in each field to provide the most effective resolution of issues.

Ms. Champage offers divorce coaching, and works closely with the other disciplines to help the family through the divorce experience.Ms. Champagne assists parents as they adjust to the changes within their family. Sessions emphasize child-focused parenting, minimizing conflict and techniques to shield children from adult information. This service is offered to educate and support parents so that the effects on children are diminished.

Parenting Coordination

Parenting Coordination is an option for high conflict families who have had significant challenges in communication and facilitating their parenting plan.

It is designed to assist with the implementation of the parenting plan and as a means of resolving differences.

Coaching

As parents go through the process of separating, there may be a need for individual support and guidance. Ms. Champagne also works with parents struggling with the emotional and co-parenting aspects, helping them move forward during and after their separation.

Domestic Violence Issues

In addition to the above, Ms. Champagne specializes in domestic violence issues. She is available for consult regarding domestic violence and divorce related issues.