Karyn Youso

I am a family law mediator with over 30 years of legal experience. I have an extensive background in cases involving substance abuse, domestic abuse and mental illness, and I’m a strong proponent of low conflict dispute resolution. As a divorced single mom of three, I have strong empathy for what it feels like to go through divorce, and bring creative problem-solving skills to each couple’s case. Lowering conflict means lowering cost, and a better outcome for families. I find when all parties are willing to look at all issues from both sides of view, the resulting agreement is less about taking positions and more about meeting needs. In litigation, emotional issues such as infidelity are not addressed or resolved at all. In mediation, we talk about that betrayal, and how it affects all aspects of the settlement agreement, starting with the breach of trust it created. No one is all good or all bad. In mediation, we talk about what does and does not work in the current relationship, and how to assist with that moving forward post-divorce as the parties learn to navigate a new type of relationship in which they are no longer intimate partners.

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