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Marian Kromkowski,
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Mediation practice led me to discover another model of dispute resolution for divorcing or separating couples. In Collaborative Divorce, the couple, their attorneys, mental health professionals, child and financial specialists work together as a team to craft the best resolution with the individual family. I attended my first training in 2007 and since 2008 I have been on the board of the Collaborative Practice Institute of Michigan. In 2009, I recruited 13 other local family professionals to attend Collaborative Divorce Training and introduced the collaborative model to Northern Michigan. Together we have formed Up North Collaborative Divorce Professionals. I have continued to secure advanced training as a Collaborative Professional because I believe so strongly this is a better option for divorcing clients.
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Kromkowski & Posner, PC |
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PO Box 519
Suttons Bay MI 49682 USA
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231-271-4990 |
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231-271-4990 |
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mkrom@centurytel.net |
| Website: |
http://www.upnorthcollaborativedivorce.com/ |
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| Education |
| Undergraduate Education |
| Indiana University, BA, History |
| Post-graduate Education |
| Wayne State University Law School |
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I have been a Domestic Relations Referee since 1993. I was the first Referee in Grand Traverse, Antrim and Leelanau Counties in Northern Michigan and initiated procedures that are still the basis for 13th Circuit Family Court procedures. Since 1998, I have been a part-time Referee in Wexford and Missaukee Counties, currently working 10 days a month as their only referee. As a Referee, I have conducted more than a thousand formal court hearings over the past 16 years in divorce and post-divorce related matters such as custody, parenting time and child support for represented parties and in pro per litigants. As a judicial officer, I have been bound by and have followed the Judicial Professional Code of Professional Conduct.
I have also been a Domestic Relations Mediator since 1998. I was the first local attorney to obtain training in divorce mediation and have been a strong advocate of this process. I organized the first divorce mediation training for other lawyers in the 13th Circuit in 1999. Since 1998, I have attended nearly 30 mediation trainings, have acted as a “coach” for mediation trainings sessions and have conducted local workshops on mediation. Although I find the Referee work both challenging and rewarding, helping divorcing or separating families reach their own agreements through mediation is also extremely satisfying. Divorce mediation has also required that I expand my understanding of child development, financial planning, property distribution and communication skills.
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Training Type |
Instructor |
Hours |
| 2007 |
Collaborative Practice Institute of Michigan, Basic Collaborative Divorce Practice Training, |
Diel, Gehl, Hansen, et al |
20 |
| 2008 |
Crossroads of Mediation and Collaborative Practice |
Chip Rose |
8 |
| 2008 |
Collaborative Practice Institute of Michigan, Advanced Collaborative Divorce Practice Training, |
Pauline Tesler |
8 |
| 2009 |
Collaborative Practice Institute of Michigan, Basic Collaborative Divorce Practice Training |
Prism Trainers |
20 |
| 2009 |
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals Annual Conference |
Various |
10 |
| 2010 |
Collaborative Practice Institute of Michigan: Advanced Collaborative Divorce |
John McElwee |
8 |
| 2010 |
Collaborative Practice Institute to Michigan, Basic Training |
PRISM |
20 |
| 2010 |
Negotiation Skills for Collaborative Professionals |
Zena Zumeta/Tom Darnton |
20 |
| 2011 |
Enhancing our Collaborative Practice Skills |
Various |
8 |
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