Statement of William C. "Bill" Darrah
For decades, I represented divorcing spouses before all four (4) of Hawaii's Family Courts, the Hawaii Supreme Court, and the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals in some of the most challenging and diifficult situations you could possibly imagine.
As a divorce litigator, I came to learn how to use mediation to get quicker better outcomes for my clients. Quicker because of how fast information can be obtained in order for one to fully understand their options. Better because of the confidential nature in which all manner of settlement proposals can be explored, in real time. Better because it preserves family resources. And better because the clients control the outcome, rather than someone who, because of the shortcomings inherent in the litigation process, will never have the information which they need to truly know what's best for a divorcing couple, and for their children.
Having retired from divorce litigation practice, I now work as a mediator for the Mediation Center of the Pacific, assisting families resolve their custody, property division, child support, and alimony issues without conflict or needless expense. I serve both as an MCP volunteer mediator and, in more complex cases, as a member of MCP's Access ADR panel of independent contractor mediators.
I am also a leading educator on divorce law and practice in Hawaii, as a long-time editor of the Hawaii Divorce Manual, the go-to resource in my area, and as a presenter of Divorce Law in Hawaii, the Judiciary's free monthly educational program which I started many years ago.
If you are interested in the possibility of retaining me as an MCP Access ADR independent contractor mediator in an ongoing divorce, or where divorce seems likely, particularly if there seem to be more complex property division, child support, and/or alimony issues, please contact the Mediation Center of the Pacific at 808-521-6767, or email MCP at mcp@mediatehawaii.org.
If you are an attorney representing a divorcing spouse, and you would like to arrange a flat fee consultation regarding the status of your case, please email me at wcd@wcdlawhawaii.com.
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