Over the last 16+ years working in the family law industry, in addition to going through my own divorce and later remarrying to form a blended family, I have become uniquely suited to help people going through divorce through both my expertise in the business of divorce as well as the lived experience of divorce.
Wherever you are in the process of your divorce, I have either been there myself or helped clients who have been there. I help my clients navigate these all-consuming and uncertain times with non-judgmental support and savvy expertise so they can move forward to healing and living peaceful, fulfilling lives in their next chapter.
One of the most rewarding aspects of my career as a lawyer has been seeing the change in my clients from when I start working with them, oftentimes at the beginning of their family separation, to their life post-divorce.
Whether you are worried about finances, your kids, retirement, the legal divorce process, processing the pain of the separation, or just the future in general, I can help you navigate the business of divorce and the lived experience of divorce. I have been on this emotional rollercoaster and I can help you expedite your return to the station and disembark.
I am here to help you strategize, cope, and succeed in your divorce, and to move forward with confidence.
“After many years of litigating in Family Court, it became clear to me that families needed better solutions. That’s why I am passionate about helping people resolve their family law disputes outside of court, allowing them to maintain the greatest degree of control over the outcome as possible and saving time, money, and stress in the process.” ~ Lauren
Education & Training
- DCA® Certified ADR Divorce Coach
- DCA Pre-Mediation Divorce Coach™
- Mediation Training, Mosten Guthrie Academy
- Collaborative Law Training, Mosten Guthrie Academy
- DCA Certified Divorce Conflict Coach™
- CDC Certified Divorce Coach®
- LCS Master Certified Life Coach
- Certified Co-Parenting Specialist, Mosten Guthrie Academy
- Grief and Post-Traumatic Growth Advanced Coaching Certification, Krista St-Germain Coaching
- J.D., Santa Clara University School of Law
- B.A., summa cum laude, San Diego State University
- Certified Legal Specialist – Family Law, California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization
- Partner/Shareholder, Fair Cadora, APC, An Exclusively Family Law Practice
I Was There.
When I married my first husband, I thought I had it all going for me. I was checking off all the boxes on the checklist of what we are told we should be achieving to be successful – get a good education and a career, fall in love, get married, buy a house, – and of course, we’d have kids, eventually grandkids, and be sitting next to each other in our rocking chairs on our front porch in our old age. I thought I had the rest of my life figured out.
Until one day it all came crashing down. I found myself brokenhearted, initiating a divorce I never envisioned, grieving the loss of him as my constant companion and the future we would never have together, facing financial ruin, feeling like a complete failure, terrified of starting over, overworking to avoid my pain, and sometimes struggling to get through the day or believe that I would ever be happy again. I suffered longer than I had to, and I didn’t really see any way to get past what I was feeling.
Now, I’m Here.
More than twelve years later, having successfully navigated my divorce to a place of peace and gratitude, living a life I love again, and having helped hundreds of other people through the legal process, I coach others who do not want the divorce to define their lives but be an opportunity to grow and discover the next version of themselves.