Member Directory
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D.C. Academy of Collaborative Professionals
Member type: IACP
Profession(s): Lawyer
Area(s) of Practice: Family: divorce, child custody & support, alimony, marital property division
License(s): Maryland and District of Columbia
Collaborative Divorce Team of Connecticut
Prospect,
Connecticut,
United States
Member type: IACP
Profession(s): Lawyer
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D.C. Academy of Collaborative Professionals
Potomac,
Maryland,
United States
Member type: IACP
Profession(s): Financial Professional
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Collaborative Practice Durham Region
Oshawa,
Ontario,
Canada
Member type: IACP
Profession(s): Financial Professional, Paralegal
Area(s) of Practice: Financials for separation and divorce, relationship agreements including property, support, budgeting, mediation, adjustments, and tracing
License(s): CDFA, CDS, Paralegal (LSO)
Central Vermont Collaborative Law Practice Group
Underhill Center,
Vermont,
United States
Member type: IACP
Profession(s): Psychologist
York Collaborative Practice
Markham,
Ontario,
Canada
Member type: Emeritus (non-practicing)
Profession(s): Other
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Sacramento Collaborative Divorce Group
San Jose,
California,
United States
Member type: IACP
Profession(s): Lawyer
Area(s) of Practice: Family Law Mediation and Collaborative Divorce
License(s): State Bar of California, Certified Family Law Specialist
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AIADC - Associazione Italiana Professionisti Collaborativi
Treviso,
Italy
Member type: IACP
Profession(s): Lawyer
Member type: IACP
Profession(s): Lawyer
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Collaborative Practice Kansas City
Overland Park,
Kansas,
United States
Member type: IACP
Profession(s): Lawyer, Attorney
Area(s) of Practice: At Rosenak Family Law, we offer intelligent and compassionate legal representation for people with family law problems. Contact us today to discuss your specific situation.
From -- collaborative law, adoption, divorce, child support, grandparent rights, mediation and paternity cases -- to protecting abused and neglected children, we are dedicated to providing experienced legal representation that meets your legal needs.
Services
We represent clients in the following areas. Contact us today to see if we can assist you.
Divorce, Separation, Annulment
Collaborative Law, Mediation
Adoption
Child Support
Grandparent Rights
Paternity
Child Abuse or Neglect
Juvenile Crime
Guardianship
License(s): Attorney, State of Kansas. 1986 to current.
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Member type: IACP
Profession(s): Mediator, Mental Health Professional, Other, Lawyer
Area(s) of Practice: Intersection of Mental Health and Family Law
www.valeriehoughton.com
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Recent Publications & Presentations:
* “Busting Shared Parenting Myths: Decision Trees in Evaluations & Interventions with a Special Update from the AFCC International, Interdisciplinary Task Force on Shared Parenting,”(“Voice of the Child” Conference Series, #4), featuring Dr. Nancy Olesen, Ph.D., November 14, 2014
* “From Wheelchair Riders to the Invisible Kid” Parenting Plan Considerations for the Differently-Abled Child” (based on the ABA’s A Judge’s Guide: Making Child-Centered Decisions in Custody Cases (2008), Santa Clara Bar Association “Brown Bag” Presentation, Superior Court of Santa Clara County, Family Division, Park Center Plaza, San Jose, California, September 30, 2014
* “Protecting the Child’s Truth: Techniques for Interviewing Children, Identifying Family Violence, and Developing Evidence- Based Strategies for Contact Resistance,” (“Voice of the Child” Conference Series, #3), featuring Dr Tom D. Lyon, J.D., Ph.D., Professor of Law and Psychology at University of Southern California, October 11, 2013
* “Dude, I’d Like to Address the Court:” Current Trends in Deciphering the Child’s Voice, Custody Assessment, Family Violence and Contact Resistance,” (“Voice of the Child” Conference Series, #2), featuring Leslie Ellen Shear, JD, CFLS, CAPS, April 26, 2013
* “Parenting Plan Evaluations: Applied Research for the Family Court,” (“Voice of the Child” Conference Series, #1) featuring Leslie Drozd, Ph.D., May 11, 2012
* “The Exponential Impact of Alienation: The Emotional, The Physiological and the Long Term Relational Impacts,” Presented workshop at “Southern California Parental Alienation Conference: A Community Responds” with Dr. Amy J.L. Baker, Ph.D., Northridge, CA, November 13, 2010
* “Let Us Be Dissatisfied: It’s Not Just About Race” Selected & published as “Featured Blog” by RacialDialogue (http://racialdialogue.com) September 7, 2010
License(s): * Advanced Negotiation and Advanced Mediation Certificate by Harvard University, School of Law, 2007
* Admitted to The State Bar of California, 1989, # 144148
* Certificate in Public Interest Law, Santa Clara University School of Law, 1988
* Licensed Marriage Family and Child Therapist, 1983, # MZ183738
* Licensed Registered Nurse, 1978, # F289176
* Certified Public Health Nurse, 1978, #F289176
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Nebraska Academy of Collaborative Professionals
Omaha,
Nebraska,
United States
Member type: IACP
Profession(s): Lawyer, Mediator
Area(s) of Practice: Collaborative Divorce, Mediation, Family Law
License(s): Nebraska
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Collaborative Divorce Toronto
Downtown Toronto,
Ontario,
Canada
Member type: IACP
Profession(s): Mental Health Professional, Mediator
Area(s) of Practice: Family Profesional, Family Mediator, Child Protection Mediator
License(s): OCSWSSW, OAFM
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Collaborative Divorce Association of North Jersey
Midland Park,
New Jersey,
United States
Member type: IACP
Profession(s): Financial Professional, Civil Practitioner
Portland Collaborative Divorce
Portland,
Oregon,
United States
Member type: IACP
Profession(s): Lawyer