DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Laurie Nevers has been involved in dispute resolution (sometimes called Alternative Dispute Resolution) beginning in her law school days, when she was introduced to labor-management mediation and arbitration.  This peaked her interest in alternatives to extensive, and expensive litigation, and she trained as a family mediator in 1989.  She has also done additional education and training in civil mediation, parenting time expeditor work, parenting consultation, and dealing with power imbalances in the mediation process. She regularly receives referrals from Judges and Referees throughout the metro area, and served for several years as a family court settlement conference moderator in Ramsey County.

Ms. Nevers has extensive experience in all aspects of family mediation, including;

• Marriage dissolution - resolving complex financial matters, child custody, parenting time and general provisions
• Paternity - determining child custody and parenting time
• Prenuptial agreements - assisting parties in determining how they want to structure their finances after marriage
• Post decree disputes - how to interpret provisions in an order, what to do when circumstances have changed
• Special needs matters - how to resolve issues related to life planning for a special needs child or vulnerable adult
• Probate disputes - resolving will contests and other probate matters short of protracted litigation.

She also serves as a parenting time expeditor on an ongoing basis in several matters, and continues to develop this aspect of her dispute resolution work.  As a parenting time expeditor, she first works with clients to resolve their issues with parenting time, and if this is not successful, she will then make a decision for them.  Her focus throughout this process is on the best interests of the children.

In addition to her family related dispute resolution work, Ms. Nevers has served as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association, and does civil and employment mediation and arbitration.