Consilium Divorce
A New and Innovative Approach to Divorce
After practicing family law for over 25 years, founder Heidi Webb concluded that the traditional legal process for divorce did not adequately meet clients’ needs. She therefore developed The Consilium ® Process, which encompasses not only legal advice, but also life planning strategies, as well as emotional, financial and logistical suppport during this critical life transition. Since that time, Consilium Divorce Consultations has helped hundreds of clients effectively navigate their paths through divorce, and into their next life stage.
Our Goal
Our goal is to take our expertise in family law combined with psychology and education to guide our clients through the labyrinth of the divorce process in a less painful way, make calm informed decisions during a very emotional time, hire appropriate legal counsel, and help them start their new life journey after divorce with attainable goals.
Our Approach
Our approach is holistic. Together we will look at your current family dynamics, and your vision of your family after the divorce. For a more complete picture, we will explore your spouse’s likely goals and visions. Our approach encompasses both the strengths and challenges of your case in order to achieve and optimize your outcomes.
Our Process
While a traditional lawyer will handle the legal aspects of your divorce, as a divorce consultant, our new paradigm includes goal planning before, during and after divorce, a pre-divorce financial review, and emotional support. Working with a professional who understands the complexity of divorce will allow you to be emotionally supported during the process, while planning for the years following your divorce, and developing a strategy to achieve them. Our work together will help you maintain stability for your family during this trying time in your life.
The Consilium Process
The Consilum® Process is a unique, proprietary seven-step process developed and deployed solely by Heidi R. Webb, which holistically addresses the key legal, emotional, and logistical issues people confront when facing a possible divorce, with the goal of charting the optimal path to achieving each client’s distinctive long-term life goals for themselves and their family.
The Consilium ® Process can benefit individuals and couples. However there is an important difference between our engagement by an individual, or a couple. When an attorney works with an individual her role is that of a counselor and advocate, whereas when she works with a couple she acts as a neutral for both parties, informing them of the law but not advising either party relative to any particular position. Additionally when working with individuals the attorney maintains a confidential and privileged relationship with the individual client whereas when working with a couple the confidences maintained are between the attorney and the couple. To continue reading about our services click here.
Co-Parenting Plans
Co-Parenting Plans are created when a divorce or other family law issue results in a change in your family’s structure; the plan delineates how your children will spend time with each of their parents.
At Consilium we work with parents to help them create a child-centered parenting plan that is in your children’s best interests, and mutually agreeable to both parents. We will work with you to determine your parenting goals based on the age and developmental stage of each child, the typical and atypical needs of your children, including their educational, social, emotional and extra-curricular needs, activities and schedules.
Mediation
In addition to the Consilium ® Process, our attorneys are certified mediators and when appropriate and agreed upon between us and the parties we are available to mediate pre-marital, marital, divorce and post-marital conflicts and help couples and families optimize their outcomes.
Dissolution to Evolution
Navigating Your Divorce Through The Consilium Process
This book, that describes the Consilium Process, was developed to help people considering divorce to simultaneously create a parallel path of personal growth. It highlights common scenarios, presents thoughtful options and constructs optimal outcomes. The workbook helps people structure and pre-think their process so that logic can prevail during a time fraught with high emotion.