Suzanne has worked with families and children in crisis for over 25 years.
She has worked with
over 2,000 families involved in divorce and child custody disputes as a
mediator, counselor and Guardian Ad Litem/parenting investigator.
Suzanne's'
GAL Qualifications
Suzanne Dircks co-authored the book What Children of Divorce Really
Need and instructed the court required class of the same name.
She also served as an instructor and mentor of Guardians Ad Litem.
Creating a Healthy
Outcome for Your Child's Future
Kate Lee, Paralegal
Kate Lee is an American Bar Association approved Paralegal. She graduated from Tacoma Community College with an Associate in Applied Science in the Paralegal program and was Co-President of the Lambda Juris Law Club. Kate is an active member with the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts and is registered with Supervised Visitation Network to provide supervised visitation services. Kate is earning her Masters in Psychology and plans to continue on to law school.
Out of
Court Cooperative Child Custody Resolutions
The Benefits:
KEEPS
CHILDREN OUT OF CONFLICT vs. Involving children in adult
issues
ENCOURAGES
COOPERATIONvs.
A win-lose focus
SOLVES PROBLEMSvs.
Creating problems
INDIVIDUAL PARENTING PLANvs.
Imposing an unworkable Parenting Plan on the parties
ONE TO FOUR WEEK PROCESS
vs.
Months of time consuming investigation and delays
KEEPS PARENTS OUT OF
COURTvs.
Expensive litigation which can result in thousands of dollars in attorney's fees
DEVELOPS TRUST BETWEEN
THE PARTIESvs.
Suspicion and increased conflict
CHILD FOCUSEDvs.
Parent focused
Amicable Cooperative Child Custody Resolutions in a
non-threatening atmosphere out of the judicial arena. Focus is on the child's best interest and
stability due to divorce, separation, 3rd party custody actions or other
issues of custody.