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Family law attorney and mediator Michael W. Carter provides the following professional services:

• Consultation
  Mr. Carter offers confidential consultation on all family law matters, including premarital planning, separation planning, divorce procedure, property division, custody and parenting, child and spousal support, taxes, enforcement of court orders, and dispute resolution alternatives such as mediation and collaboration.
  
  
• Mediation
  Mr. Carter provides end to end mediation services covering every aspect of family law, including mediation of asset and debt division issues, custody and parenting issues, and child and spousal support issues.  In addition, Mr. Carter serves as mediator to clients in need of premarital agreements and postmarital agreements.
  
  
• Collaborative Representation
  Mr. Carter is a founding member of the Collaborative Lawyers of Alameda and Contra Costa County and he has professional relationships with other collaboratively trained lawyers, financial advisers, and mental health experts.
  
  
• Premarital and Postmarital Agreement Preparation
  Mr. Carter prepares cohabitation, premarital, marital, and postmarital contracts of all types.  Consultation and collaboration with real estate, business, tax, and estate planning counsel is available as desired.

Mr. Carter has been a family law attorney since 1985 and since 1991 he has been certified as a specialist in that field by the Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California.

Mr. Carter’s practice is generally limited to family law consultations and the representation of family law clients committed to mediation, collaborative law, and other settlement oriented dispute resolution processes.

Mr. Carter’s office is located in Orinda, California.