Some cases cannot be resolved without going to court. We have extensive trial experience and will guide you through that process. Our attorneys have lectured and published articles on litigating family law matters. Should your case be one of the few cases that cannot be settled, we will vigorously represent you in the litigation process. Hanson Family Law Group offers mediation services to those clients who want to take an active role in structuring their own divorce settlement. Individuals who choose mediation share with their spouses a commitment to working together in a cooperative, non-adversarial way to achieve a fair division of their property and to resolve such issues as spousal support, child support, child custody, and visitation. Collaborative Law is another option offered by Hanson Family Law Group. If both parties in a case elect this form of representation, they commit at the outset to resolving the case through negotiation rather than court action. The attorneys agree not to be litigation counsel. Unlike mediation, the parties electing collaborative law are actively represented by their attorneys in each step of the negotiation process. Many of our clients elect to have their case heard and decided by a private judge instead of using the public courthouse. Clients choose this option when they want private, prompt, and efficient resolution of their cases. Many of our clients choose this alternative and we frequently try cases before the leading private judges. With over forty years of specialty practice experience in family law, Harry A. Hanson, Jr. frequently serves as a private judge. We are frequently consulted for second opinions in family law cases. Harry A. Hanson, Jr. is available to provide expert testimony in legal malpractice cases involving family law issues. An expanding area of our practice involves pre and post marital agreements which we prefer to do using the mediation process.