Alternatives: Collaborative Divorce Team is dedicated to promoting and practicing a positive alternative to divorce litigation. Our group of attorneys, mental health professionals, and financial specialists is dedicated to non-adversarial conflict resolution for divorcing couples.

Alternatives: Collaborative Divorce Team is committed to reducing stress on the family and supporting members through their process of dissolution while safeguarding relationships between parents and children.



Collaborative Law is a divorce solution tailored to meet the needs of the family in crisis by reducing conflict out of Court. Our goal is to resolve the issues in divorce at a reasonable cost while reducing stress on the family. Our group has experts in each of the professional fields needed to work toward fair solutions to protect your family and your assets.

Each of our professionals maintains a separate and independent practice. In order to select a team, clients are invited to contact and interview professionals from this site.


All members of our group have completed training in the collaborative divorce model and meet licensing and experience requirements for membership.

Sharon Baker, L.C.S.W. - Divorce Coach/Child Specialist
Yaffa Balsam - Divorce Coach/Child Specialist
Kerttu Cantin, MA, MFT - Divorce Coach/Child Specialist
Michelle Dean, Esq. - Attorney
Janet Dockstader, Esq. - Attorney
Francene Eguren, MA, MFT - Divorce Coach/Child Specialist
John J. Gilligan, CFLS - Attorney
Kevin Kensik, Esq. - Attorney
Glen Rabenn, CFLS - Attorney
Warren Sacks, CPA - Financial Specialist
Dawn Strachan, CDFA, CEA - Financial Specialist
Sid Tarpinian, LMFT - Divorce Coach/Child Specialist


All members of Alternatives are independent professionals. The retention of any member of Alternatives by a client does not establish a professional relationship between the client and any other member."