Firm Overview

Pittsburgh Family Law & Divorce Lawyer

When you are faced with stressful divorce, custody and support issues, Iwanyshyn & Associates provides the professional and personalized family law services you need to resolve legal issues and help you gain personal closure. We are backed by more than 20 years of experience in the practice of family law, and bring caring guidance to every phase of the divorce process. We offer referrals to counselors, therapists and support groups as well as mediation, and forensic accounting.

Ms. Iwanyshyn divorced after 17 years of marriage and has experienced firsthand the complex emotional and financial issues surrounding child support and custody. Confronted with issues like parental alienation undue influence of a child, failure to pay child support and bankruptcy by her former spouse, she worked with counselors in therapy that enabled her and her children to survive the devastation that comes from divorce.

Taking each of our cases personally has been our mission ever since. Our full-service family law firm's goal is to provide you and your loved ones with the best legal leadership we can offer, including any medical or therapy referrals you might need to help you through divorce, custody and support issues with greater strength and peace of mind.

You too can benefit from our attorney’s insights and understanding, whether your concerns relate to specifics of a prenuptial agreement, a substitute strategy for separation or financial goals for equitable distribution.

What is Collaborative Law: and What is the difference between Collaborative Law and Mediation

Collaborative Law is a way to resolve disputes in which each party hires separate attorneys whose only job is to help them settle the dispute. At the outset, everyone agrees to work together to find solutions to each persons’ issues. Further, the parties agree that they will not go to court. If the parties decide to go to court, the Collaborative Law process ends.

In mediation, there is one "neutral" party who works to assist the parties resolve their differences. The mediator is unable to give either party legal advice, and cannot help either side advocate its position.

Collaborative Law was designed to deal more effectively with all these issues, while maintaining the same commitment to resolving. Each side has attorneys. Even if one side or the other lacks negotiating skill or financial understanding, or is emotionally upset or angry, the playing field is leveled by the presence of the skilled advocates. It is the job of the attorneys to ensure that their own clients are reasonable and make sure that the collaborative law process stays productive.

Contact Iwanyshyn & Associates

The experienced Pittsburgh area family law attorneys at Iwanyshyn & Associates are here to represent you in your divorce. We will protect your interests in matters of custody, support or equitable distribution. Further, we have significant experience in matters of collaborative divorce. Contact our Allison Park law offices to arrange your initial consultation.