Windsor is a family town, and anyone who's spent time here knows it. The schools have strong reputations. The youth sports leagues are well-organized. Kids have roots here—friendships, activities, a community they know. When parents separate, the financial agreements that govern child support aren't just numbers: they're what protects those roots. Getting child support right the first time—detailed, realistic, built for the long run—matters more in a town like Windsor, where both parents are often staying, than it might somewhere else. Marla Keenan-Rivero's child support mediation is built for exactly that situation.

Windsor families tend to be equity-rich in ways that complicate the picture when a marriage ends. A home purchased in 2005 may be worth three times what it was; the equity has to go somewhere, and the support calculation has to account for whatever happens to it. When one parent is buying the other out and taking on a larger mortgage, their cash flow changes significantly. These interactions between property settlement and support obligation are things courts handle sequentially and poorly; mediation handles them simultaneously and carefully. Marla's 24 years in family law mean she's navigated these intersections many times.

Windsor child support mediation addresses base monthly support, healthcare coverage, uncovered medical expenses, childcare costs, educational expenses, and provisions for activities and extraordinary costs—particularly relevant for Windsor families where children have established sports, music, or academic programs. The process also addresses the interaction between property settlement and support: if one parent's housing costs are changing significantly as a result of the property division, that's relevant to what a sustainable support figure looks like. The MOU produced covers all agreed terms with the specificity needed to prevent future disputes.

Call (707) 525-8800 or email Tidwell@perrylaw.net.