Alpha Center for Divorce Mediation Adds Attorney Mediator

Paul Stacom is a graduate of St. Louis University School of Law. He has practiced for over 13 years in the areas of family law, personal injury, general litigation, and in the preparation of wills and trust documents. He is now providing attorney-mediation services at Alpha.

Alpha Center for Divorce Mediation has several locations in the Philadelphia area including Doylestown, Newtown, Jenkintown, Bala Cynwyd, King of Prussia and Plymouth Meeting.

Just understanding the major legal issues involved with the divorce process can be mind boggling to the most secure individual, let alone one who is enduring the stresses of a crumbling marriage. When one considers the emotional states of most parties contemplating, or in the early stages of divorce, it is easy to understand why so many endure a difficult and painful divorce process. No one understands this problem better than Keila Gilbert, founder and principal attorney at the Alpha Center for Divorce Mediation.

Having undergone her own difficult divorce years ago, she recognized that there had to be a better way. A different way of navigating the legal, financial and emotional processes were in order. Her answer was a divorce mediation service that offers couples a neutral team of an attorney, a psychologist, and an accountant to guide them through the divorce process and, perhaps suffer the least amount of stress.

The firm also offers a course, "Surviving the Divorce Process" through the continuing education departments at many of the school districts throughout the area.

Now in it's fourth year, the two-hour educational seminar provides attendees with information on how the actual process of divorce works in Pennsylvania and explains many of the legal, financial and practical matters that need to be considered by both individuals beginning to think about, or who have already begun, the divorce process. Current legal and court approaches are discussed as well as alternative approaches, such as the one offered by Gilbert's Alpha Center for Divorce Mediation.

Although participants come from all walks of life and income levels, they share on common characteristic, according to Gilbert. "These are people taking an intelligent approach, they are making a conscious effort to get educated so that they can make informed decisions wherever possible."

About 60% of the class participants in "Surviving the Divorce Process" are still in their marriage and are contemplating pursuing a divorce. In fact, some of the attendees are couples. Many of the attendees thank the Alpha Center attorney after the class. A common reaction is "They make it so easy to get married, why is it so difficult to get divorced?"





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