Twila B Larkin

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Alternative Dispute Resolution

"Alternative dispute resolution" (ADR) is a term generally used to refer to informal dispute resolution processes in which the parties meet with a professional third party who helps them resolve their dispute in a way that is less formal and often more consensual than is done in the courts. The most common forms of ADR are mediation and arbitration, but many other forms exist, including judicial settlement conferences, fact-finding, ombudsmen, special masters, and so forth. Though often voluntary, ADR is sometimes mandated by the courts, which require that disputants try mediation before they take their case to court.

While all of our attorneys have experience in advocacy and conflict resolution, our lawyers who focus their practice in the area of ADR are recognized as experts dedicated to the efficient resolution of disputes. Our lawyers serve as mediators, arbitrators, and special masters in a wide variety of civil litigation matters. Our family lawyers who practice ADR are skilled in the area of collaborative law, which is the ADR alternative to traditional divorce proceedings.

Twila B Larkin
Sutin, Thayer & Browne APC
6565 Americas Pkwy NE #1000
Albuquerque NM 87103-1945
Tel: 505 883-3383
Fax: 505 855-9584
E-mail: TBL@sutinfirm.com

Areas of Practice
* Alternative Dispute Resolution
* Divorce, Adoption, Custody and Child Support

Divorce, Adoption, Custody and Child Support

Family Law: Divorce, Custody, Adoption, Child Support, Guardianships, Domestic Violence, Guardian ad Litem Services

Our lawyers provide consultation, planning and dispute resolution services to help our clients evaluate their options and make informed decisions at what is often a difficult and emotional time in their lives. Our lawyers are skilled at handling every aspect of divorce proceedings, including pre-divorce planning, choosing the appropriate divorce process, the negotiating and preparation of prenuptial, post-nuptial, and marital settlement and property agreements. We are experienced in all types of divorce and general family law processes, including mediation, dispute resolution, collaborative divorce, arbitration and litigation proceedings applicable to the family law setting.

Family Law encompasses a wide range of cases. We are experienced in handling divorces involving complex, high-value assets, tracing of separate interests, valuing of businesses, and division of retirement assets.

Our lawyers are experienced in litigating custody cases involving custody evaluators, establishing paternity, custody and time-sharing plans, litigating interstate custody and child support cases, relocation cases, international custody cases, grandparent visitation and guardianship cases.

Our lawyers are all experienced in collaborative divorce, which can involve all of the above issues. It is a separate and distinct divorce process wherein the parties, with the assistance of their collaboratively-trained lawyers, financial and other specialists, negotiate and settle all issues involving their divorce without the court’s intervention. Our divorce lawyers are extensively trained in collaborative divorce.

Our lawyers also handle domestic violence cases, guardianship cases and provide guardian ad litem services. We are experienced in representing both domestic violence victims and defending against domestic violence allegations. We also assist clients needing to establish guardianship (including kinship guardianship) over relatives who are in need of protection. Our services also include serving as court-appointed guardians ad litem to represent children in contested custody cases.

We also counsel clients with respect to initiating and successfully completing private adoption proceedings.