VAN NESS LAW
Your Destination for Divorce Mediation
Our Services
Consultations
Whether you are mediating, litigating, or handling your divorce on your own, working with a consultant by your side can give you the clarity and confidence you need before making important decisions.
We provide clear explanations, personalized guidance, and expert insight - helping you understand your options and avoid costly mistakes before you reach a final settlement agreement.
Schedule a consultation today to move forward with confidence.
Mediation
If you and your spouse want to resolve your divorce in a way that is faster, affordable, and well balanced, mediation is for you.
Mediation is a fully confidential process that takes place outside of court. It allows both of you to stay in control of the pace and outcome as you are work together to make decisions.
During your sessions, we guide you through each step and help you reach a comprehensive agreement that reflects your shared understanding of what is fair.
Schedule a free 30-minute consultation to learn whether mediation is a good fit for you.
Private Judgment Services
$850 Flat Fee
Need your divorce judgment finalized quickly? Whether you're trying to buy or refinance a home, divide retirement assets, or remarry, waiting 4 - 6 months for the court may not be an option.
With private judge services, your dissolution judgment can be completed in as little as 2 - 3 weeks.
We work with self-represented individuals, solo practitioners, and family law firms to provide efficient judgment processing in all 58 California counties.
Contact us today to get your judgment finalized without delay.
Christina Van Ness, Esq.
CA SB: 255776
WA SB: 60567
CA Notary: 2246474
Mediation is the best approach when it comes to divorce. It gives you faster, cheaper, and lasting results! In mediation, the two parties retain full control of their divorce outcome.
Christina Van Ness of Van Ness Law is a seasoned divorce attorney with nearly two decades of trial experience. She is also the co-founder of FreeDivorce.com. After years of litigating, she understood people rarely looked for the high conflict of court appearances or the excessive attorney fees that went along with that approach. As a mediator, Christina acts as a 3rd party neutral and helps the parties reach agreements on all issues including division of property and debts, custody, and support. She identifies issues for discussion, assists with the exchange of information and documents, educates the parties regarding the law, and suggests settlement alternatives. Once a settlement agreement is reached, Christina drafts the Marital Settlement Agreement, the Judgment of Dissolution, and all of the court forms that are needed to process the matter as an uncontested divorce. If the matter is resolved through mediation, all of the paperwork will be processed by the mediator through the court system without the need for either party to ever appear in court.
Licensed in California and Washington, Christina Van Ness has dedicated her career to neutral work as a mediator, consultant, and private judge, because she believes the divorce process can be less destructive with the right guide by your side.
UC Berkeley (B.A.)
UC Law SF FKA UC Hastings (J.D.)