Windsor grew up fast. Through the 1990s and into the 2000s, young families moved into the new neighborhoods around Windsor Town Green—drawn by the schools, the open space, the fact that you could still get a backyard without driving two hours from the Bay Area. A lot of those families stayed. The kids grew up in Windsor Unified, played on the Town Green, became part of a community that actually feels like one.

Some of those marriages have run their course. And when that happens in a town like Windsor—where you see the same people at the Saturday farmers market, at the youth soccer fields, at the same handful of restaurants—how it's handled matters nearly as much as the outcome. Marla Keenan-Rivero's mediation practice exists for exactly this situation.

Comprehensive mediation for Windsor families navigating property division, custody, and support—with particular experience handling appreciated real estate, vineyard-adjacent properties, and small business interests. Learn more

Divorce mediation built around Windsor's specific financial reality: families with significant home equity accumulated over 15–20 years, sometimes vineyard land, often dual incomes and retirement accounts that need careful handling. Learn More

Parenting plans tailored to your children's actual lives in Windsor—their schools, their teams, their friendships, the geography between both households. Built to protect their stability in a community where stability matters. Learn More

Support agreements built for Windsor families—dual incomes, home equity transitions, children with real activities and real costs. Built with enough detail to prevent the disputes that vague court orders produce. Learn More

For Windsor marriages where one spouse managed the household while the other built a career, where both parties plan to stay in the community, and where a fair, durable support agreement matters more than a fought-over court order. Learn More

For Windsor divorces involving significant home equity, vineyard or agricultural parcels, small business interests, or investment real estate in the Alexander Valley corridor. Learn More

Windsor's housing market did something significant for the families who got in early: it created equity. Homes that sold for $250,000 in 2003 are worth three times that now. That equity—often the largest asset a couple owns—becomes the central question in divorce, and it's one that mediation handles far better than court.

In a court proceeding, a judge decides what happens to your home based on limited financial information and legal formulas. In mediation, both parties can examine the actual numbers together: current value, tax basis, capital gains implications, and whether one party can realistically refinance to buy the other out.

Windsor families also tend to have community ties that make litigation particularly costly in the non-financial sense. A contested divorce in Sonoma County isn't just expensive—it's visible. Mediation keeps it private, and in a connected community like Windsor, that's worth more than it might seem.

Marla's downtown Santa Rosa office is about 10 minutes from Windsor Town Green. Many Windsor clients make that drive for in-person sessions and find it easy. Secure video is also available. First consultation is free and can happen via phone or video.

1.    Free consultation — phone, video, or in person at her Santa Rosa Office.

2.    Structured session(s) — 10 minutes from Windsor, or via secure video.

3.    Memorandum of Understanding — prepared and documented after each session.

4.    Independent counsel review — each party's attorney reviews before finalizing.

5.    Filed with Sonoma County court — becomes a binding court order.

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