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Mediation Services - Catherine Gale, Collaborative Family Lawyer and Mediator, serving separating and divorcing clients in Melbourne City, and inner Melbourne and the Melbourne metropolitan area, as well as East and West Gippsland, Victoria.

Having practised in the specialised field of Family Law for over 30 years, in Melbourne and the Melbourne Metropolitan area, Catherine Gale is focused on helping couples going through separation and divorce, who want to avoid the anguish of drawn out arguments, to find the best solutions that will work for them and their families.

When a relationship ends, or when there is a marriage breakdown, many people experience traumatic and unfamiliar feelings, financial stresses, uncertainty and legal processes. If a couple proceed to the Family Court, they may suddenly seem to be at war, with no end in sight, escalating legal costs, and unfamiliar sometimes overwhelming emotions. More often than not the Court fails to deliver an outcome that helps them secure their future and that of their family.

When the Court is not involved, you have the opportunity to

1. Adjust and reflect on your new circumstances

2. Tailor better financial and family solutions

3. Ensure that your relationship is preserved so that you can continue to effectively co-parent your children in the future

4. Move forward with your life, privately and with dignity

At the offices of Catherine Gale, we assist clients to reach solutions that work for them and their family. We do this through constructive interest based negotiation processes which include:-

1. Collaborative Law – a process where the clients and their lawyers commit not to go to Court and work together respectfully and privately to find acceptable solutions

2. Mediation– a neutral 3rd party professional works with the parties to help them find solutions

3. Constructive Negotiation – couples and their lawyers work through correspondence and round table meetings to resolve problems.

At the law offices of Catherine Gale, our goal is to help separating and divorcing couples protect their family by assisting them to reach amicable solutions without Court intervention. We do this by:-

• Minimizing conflict between you

• Listening to what’s important to you individually and to the whole family

• Putting the children’s needs first

• Giving you control of the legal process

• Discussing with you the pros and cons of different solutions

• Helping you find the right resources to assist you to maximize emotional and financial stability

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Catherine Gale

Cathy has spent more than 30 years assisting people to resolve their disputes, in her work as a Family Lawyer. In addition to her law degree, Cathy has extensive formal training in Collaborative Law , interest based negotiation and mediation. She has published books and articles on Family Law as well as now regularly teaching Collaborative Law to other Family Lawyers. Her offices are based in the City of Melbourne, and she also sees clients in Richmond Victoria, and East and West Gippsland. Read More

Our experience over many years informs us of just how difficult divorce and separation can be from emotional, financial and legal perspectives and our commitment to our clients is to guide them through the process in the most amicable way possible, while still achieving a legally binding outcome for them.

Please browse this web site for more information about how the services of Catherine Gale can assist you with your family law concerns.