Company Description

Roy Martin is a divorce and family law attorney in Bellingham, Washington.His practice is devoted to domestic relations issues such as divorce
legal separation
paternity
child custody, including the establishment and modification of parenting plans
relocation
non-parental custody
child support
spousal maintenance, prenuptial, postnuptial and cohabitation agreements
domestic partnerships
protective orders and the rights of grandparents. Mr. Martin believes his job is to thoroughly address legal issues in the most efficient manner possible. For this reason, he is committed to alternative dispute resolution techniques, such as Mediation and Collaborative Divorce, with their emphasis on negotiated resolutions. These approaches can lead to the highest quality settlements while avoiding the conflict, expense and stress of litigation. With experience in Collaborative Divorce and Mediation dating to 2001, Mr. Martin is a seasoned mediator and one of the most experienced Collaborative Divorce attorneys in Bellingham.

Products & Services

Place the needs of children first ,   Restraining Orders ,   Adoption ,   Guardianship & Conservatorship ,   Child Custody ,   Retainers and Additional Information Flat fee at a discounted rate for initial consultation. ,   Paternity ,   Collaborative Divorce ,   postnuptial agreements ,   Protective Orders ,   legal separation ,   prenuptial agreements ,   Make efficient use of financial resources ,   Property Division ,   domestic partnerships ,   Child Support ,   relocation ,   Father's Rights ,   Child Support ,   Mediation ,   non-parental custody ,   Rates ,   Paternity ,   Military Divorce ,   Spousal Support & Alimony ,   spousal maintenance ,   Prenups & Marital Agreements ,   Uncontested Divorce ,   Same Sex Family Law ,   cohabitation agreements ,   The court is analogous to the hospital emergency room in that each is a painful, terrifying and expensive place to be. ,   When both spouses are willing and able to act in good faith, keeping things non-adversarial is usually the best approach ,   Same Sex Divorce ,   Collaborative Law ,   child custody ,   Regardless of the particular approach, my goal is to help those who come to me for help to achieve the highest quality result while preserving as much of their financial and emotional resources as possible. ,   Unfortunately, there are times when one spouse, for whatever reason, is not willing and able to work with the other. In those cases, litigation may be the best avenue by which to address the needs of your family ,   Divorce ,   Resolving issues effectively and efficiently ,   Never lose sight of the emotional costs of divorce – for both the client and for the children ,   Contested Divorce