Catherine helps families transition through separation and divorce outside of a traditional court process. Through divorce and family mediation or the collaborative process, where the clients shape and determine the results, Catherine assists her clients in achieving resolutions that are workable, affordable and durable, through processes that are far more efficient and cost effective in resolving conflict than working through the court system.

Non-adversarial processes allow couples to take ownership of a conflict and personally shape its resolution to best serve their needs and those of their children without the costs, uncertainty and emotional volatility of the court process.

All services are offered virtually.

Catherine offers a complimentary 20 minute phone conversation to discuss which process might best help you to reach your goals.

Catherine Canadé, Esq.

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Change The Way You Think About Divorce

Supportive Process | Effective Resolution

“You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist”

- Mahatma Gandhi

“Her approach was completely different from anything we had tried before and so thoroughly effective”

— G. B.

“You single-handedly changed my views regarding the law profession”

— C. H.

Practice Areas

Pre/Post Nuptial Agreements

Catherine drafts, mediates and reviews pre and post nuptial agreements.

Mediation

Catherine mediates separation, divorce, parenting plans (custody and visitation) and family issues.

Consulting & Review

Catherine consults or reviews separation/settlement agreements during the mediation process.

Collaborative Law

Catherine works in the collaborative process, an interdisciplinary team approach where each spouse or partner is each represented by an attorney and a neutral family specialist/coach and a neutral financial advisor lend further support, all committed to keeping the process out of court.

Uncontested Divorce

Catherine may be able to file an uncontested divorce in a timely and cost efficient manner if there are no children, no future financial obligations between the spouses, and one spouse agrees to sign the divorce papers.

Active Member of the Following Organizations

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Canadé Law & Mediation, P.C. Provides:

 

Family Focus

Catherine will bring the voice of your child into the room, and will keep the focus on what is best for the whole family, rather than just for one spouse or partner.

Experienced Team

Catherine works with a team of professionals, such as divorce coaches, child specialists, parent coordinators, therapists, financial and tax advisors, trust and estates attorneys, and consulting and review attorneys, who can help provide you with the support and information you need to move forward through the process fully informed.

Supportive Environment

Catherine is responsive and empathetic, and will listen to hear you rather than just listen to answer. Catherine believes wholeheartedly in providing non litigious solutions for families in transition, and especially in the LGBTQ and trans communities.

 
 

Divorce Lawyer, Brooklyn & Long Island NY