Divorce Helpline

Quick, easy, painless!

We used Divorce Helpline to finally finish what we could never manage to get done with mediators and individual attorneys in the past. The communication was clear; we got all our questions answered as we filled out the various forms; everything was filed in a timely fashion; and we now have a final dissolution date. If you and your spouse agree on the details and don’t have an overly complicated situation, this route is by far the easiest and most economical. I was unimpressed with the first attorney (not Divorce Helpline) we used for mediation – it was $ 7K thrown away. Then the individual attorneys seemed intent on complicating things – more money wasted. Work it all out between yourselves – use the economy of it to get cooperation – and go this route if you can.

My divorce was recently finalized (Jan 2015).
Hamid Naraghi is an excellent, professional mediator. He kept us on track to be productive and fruitful. He kept editorial comments, meant to inflame the situation, to a minimum.
DH is especially helpful because we were able to conduct mediation over the phone, as we don’t live in northern CA and my ex lives out of state.
I highly recommend DH!
As long as you know your rights AND trust your spouse, it’s an excellent, low cost way of getting a divorce.
In my opinion, some people may choose mediation as a way to railroad the other person to agree to their unfair terms. So with that said, I highly recommend using one of DH’s objective attorneys, who will inform you of your rights… not in an inflammatory way, but rather like a knowledgeable friend. Helping you to see things clearly and plan appropriately for your future. Mary Pollock was my advocate, and she gave me great advise. She was professional, respectful and didn’t inflame the situation. DH charges per minute and it’s money well spent!
It was refreshing to use DivorceHelp. I’ve seen some of my friends go through ugly divorces, and believe me — mine was ugly at times and could still be going on, if not for DH help. Some divorce attorneys have a vested interest to keep things ugly and inflamed… more billable hours and expenses… All the while, their clients are miserable and spend money that should go towards their future. I never felt like DivorceHelp tried to create more billable minutes, but rather help both parties come to an agreement. I’m very pleased with the cost of our divorce.

I used Divorce Helpline to mediate my own divorce, which was finalized in 2012. Their commitment to collaborative divorce and mediation was what I was looking for. In my profession, I work attorneys of many specialties, so I have a feel for the ones who are truly sincere and those who are trying to find ways to run up a bill. I found Hamid, Charma and Bill to be trustworthy, extremely knowledgeable and skillful in their work. The staff followed up very promptly — nothing ever fell through the cracks.
I have had nothing but good experiences with Divorce Helpline. I saw the other reviews online here and felt compelled to share my own experience. Should I need family law services in the future, I plan to use the folks here. Their prices are reasonable and they have offices throughout California where they meet with clients.

Divorce is never easy and the last thing you want to do is worry about paperwork or figure out what your suppose to file. Thanks once again to divorce helpline you really lived up to your name. I was able to continue with my life and work without having all that worry. I will highly recommend your staff of incredible attorney mediators as well as your supporting staff. thanks again cindy d

Wish I would’ve researched this company before we went. I liked the books and the concept of mediation, but our actual appointment was a disaster. We met with one of the main attorneys, not a law student, for an hour and a half. She said the exact opposite of what my lawyer said. My husband makes more than two times the amount of money I do and she said he could have the house, all of his retirement, ditch the life insurance policy, remove me from his health insurance AND he only had to pay me about $ 300/​mo in child support and spousal support! I can’t live off of that! This was back in November 2013. It’s taken me weeks to emotionally recover from the financial panic attack and damage this caused. This one appoitment has made the divorce so much more difficult to have a realisitc outcome. I don’t want to totally screw my husband over. I just want what’s fair and to have some courteous conversations.

Looks like they have new ownership, so judge them on their merit. Mediation is a slippery slope. One stars as I don’t have any interaction with the newly ownership, but I’d still look elsewhere.