Hi, I’m Todd Coulston, founder and mediator at California Divorce Mediation Center. As a young man, after several years of dating, my girlfriend at the time (and now wife) we decided to get married. We had a beautiful wedding at a church across the street from the beach and reception and a famous local resort. Throughout the process of planning our wedding, like many engaged couples we were surprised at how expensive it cost to put on our wedding, even when we took steps to try and keep costs down and simplify it. Shortly after my wife and I were married, I passed the Bar Exam and began what turned out to be a 23-year career as a divorce and family law attorney. From very early on in my career I became struck at how expensive even simple divorces became when couples chose to litigate their divorce. It made the process of getting married appear simple and relatively cheap in comparison. When I added mediation to my practice more than 20 years ago, I noticed very quickly how the couples who chose to mediate their divorce with me turned their divorces into a much more simple and cost-effective process. These mediated cases became much easier for them than if they were litigated, resolved much quicker, and always saved them many thousands of dollars in fees and costs. It became even less complicated and less costly than if they had been planning their wedding. It’s made a believer out of me- your divorce does not have to be more expensive than your wedding. If you would like to know I can help mediate your divorce and help you get out of your marriage for much less than it cost you to get married in the first place, please call me at (949) 649-4246 or check out my website at www.cadivorcemediationcenter.com.