Northern Virginia Divorce Attorneys and Mediators – Offices Conveniently Located in Fairfax, Tysons Corner and Arlington
  
Kales & Kales, PLC is a solution-oriented, Northern Virginia family law firm committed to achieving optimal results for our clients. We assist individuals with all aspects of divorce, separation, child custody and visitation, child and spousal support, property division, debt allocation, and prenuptial agreements.

The attorneys at Kales & Kales, PLC understand divorce is, by its very nature, a stressful and difficult time for the individuals we represent. We strive to work cooperatively with our clients, to build personal relationships and to listen to our clients' needs. We work diligently to find the most appropriate and cost-effective avenue to achieve our clients' goals. We are experienced in the following methods of divorce:
  • Collaborative Divorce: In Collaborative Divorce, spouses work together, with their attorneys and other professionals (financial specialists and/or mental health professionals), toward reaching an efficient, fair, comprehensive resolution of all issues. While each client has built-in legal advice and advocacy during negotiations, the attorneys cannot go to court or threaten to go to court. When a settlement is reached, the attorneys prepare and process all papers required for the divorce.
  • Mediation: In mediation, an impartial, neutral individual (the mediator), who is trained in negotiation, conflict resolution and communication skills, facilitates settlement talks between spouses. Additionally, an attorney-mediator may provide legal information; however, he/she may not provide legal advice or be an advocate for either side. When a settlement is reached, the mediator prepares a draft agreement for review and editing by the parties and their attorneys.
  • Uncontested Divorce: An uncontested, or "kitchen table," divorce, exists where the parties are able to resolve all issue themselves. In such cases, Kales & Kales will draft a settlement agreement for our client and prepare and process all papers required for his or her divorce. We charge an affordable flat-fee for our services, which we set based upon the case's complexity.
  • Traditional Litigation: In litigation, parties rely upon the court system and judges to resolve their issues. Unfortunately, spouses often come to view each other as adversaries and may incur substantial financial and emotional costs. However, when there is no better option, Kales & Kales, PLC will go to court and zealously advocate for you, your interests and your family.

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Top Tips For Northern Virginians Who Desire to Make Best Efforts at Aggressively Avoiding More Affordable, Less Painful Divorces
  1. Retain the Costliest, Pit Bull Lawyer In Fairfax County.
    Do this even though you have an average salary, few assets, little debt, and you are pretty sure you can work out child custody, visitation, and child support with your cooperative spouse. Do not consider hiring a settlement oriented divorce lawyer, and close your mind to less painful, more reasonably priced, better for you and your family options like Collaborative Divorce and mediation.

  2. Be Unprepared.
    Provide none of the documents and information your attorney requests. Alternatively, get your lawyer everything he or she requests, but do so late and present your documents as a disorganized mess stuffed in a garbage bag.

  3. Phone Your Lawyer with Reckless Abandon.
    Call about every individual question that pops into your head, without delay. Do not listen to the answers and advice you receive. Repeat this pattern daily without factoring in that you are being charged every time you contact your attorney.

  4. Focus on Payback.
    Focus all your energies and resources on making your spouse pay for every awful thing they did during your marriage. Do not focus on your (or your children’s) future and your (or your children’s) needs moving forward.

TOP 5 REASONS WHY THE COLLABORATIVE PROCESS BESTS LITIGATION AS THE WAY TO DIVORCE FOR NORTHERN VIRGINIANS

  1. More Affordable
    A collaborative divorce is most often more economical than going to court. In Fairfax County, it is not unusual for lawyers’ fees in a litigated divorce to surpass $100,000. On the other hand, collaborative cases tend to be significantly less contentious, and thus less costly.

  2. More Efficient
    Litigated divorce cases, particularly when kids are part of the equation, tend to last at least a year, and sometimes significantly longer. Collaborative cases usually come to a close in a much shorter time period; typically, a settlement can reached in a few months.

  3. Less Pain
    Because spouses are striving to reach mutually beneficially settlements, instead of battling it out in court without regard for the effect this has on one another and their children, the collaborative process involves less pain for everyone involved.

  4. More Say
    You and your spouse get to decide the terms of your settlement. On the other hand, when you go to court spouses roll the dice and put their fates and their children’s in the hands of a complete stranger, the judge; rarely are either side’s expectations meet, and often both spouses are unhappy with the result.

  5. Less Angst and Worry
    As you will negotiate in a safe envelope in the collaborative process, rather than duking it out in litigation, you will suffer less angst and worry less. Divorce is never pleasant, but collaboration almost always leads to a more tolerable divorce experience.




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