Strategic Guidance for High Conflict and High Stakes Divorce Situations

A private consultation designed to help you better understand your situation, reduce unnecessary escalation, and make informed decisions before conflict intensifies further.

$325 for a 30-minute confidential online consultation

Available for clients in New York and Massachusetts

Divorce mediator and attorney licensed in New York and Massachusetts
Former court attorney to Hon. Jeffrey Sunshine
More than 25 years experience
High-conflict co-parenting and complex financial divorce matters

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Who This Consultation Is For

This consultation is especially helpful if:

Communication has become reactive, inconsistent, or high conflict

You are concerned about legal or emotional escalation

You want to protect children from ongoing conflict exposure

You feel uncertain about your legal or strategic options

You are considering mediation, separation, or litigation and want clarity before taking action

You are navigating a high conflict or high asset divorce situation

You prefer a more private, structured, and informed approach to decision making

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About Gabrielle Hartley

Gabrielle Hartley is a divorce mediator and attorney licensed in New York and Massachusetts with more than 25 years of experience in family law and conflict resolution.

She previously served as court attorney to the Honorable Jeffrey Sunshine and focuses on high conflict co parenting matters and complex divorce situations.

Her approach combines legal insight with calm, structured guidance designed to help clients navigate emotionally charged situations with greater clarity, stability, and long term perspective.

TEDx Speaker ⋅ Published Author ⋅ AAA Family Mediation Panel Contributor ⋅ Featured on major national media outlets

Calm, Structured Guidance
in Difficult Situations

Gabrielle Hartley brings more than 25 years of experience in family law and mediation, combining legal insight with conflict resolution strategy.

Her work focuses on helping clients understand complex and emotionally charged situations with greater clarity, structure, and direction.

The goal of the consultation is not to pressure decisions, but to provide a clear understanding of what is happening and what options are realistically available.

Better Apart Online Divorce Mediation

Better Apart Online Divorce Mediation offers a calm, structured, flat fee process designed to help families move through divorce more efficiently and affordably.

While the average divorce can cost more than $50,000 per person and take years to resolve, most Better Apart mediations are completed in less than three months and cost under $15,000 total.

A consultation can help determine whether mediation is the right fit for your situation and what next steps may make the most sense for your family.

Create Your Parenting Plan with Mediator Gabby

Work through your parenting plan with greater clarity, structure, and guided support using the Mediator Gabby platform.

For $299, you’ll receive:
• A 15-minute demo call with Gabrielle
• Full access to the Mediator Gabby platform
• A downloadable parenting plan document

After purchase, you’ll receive instructions to schedule your 15-minute demo and begin using the Mediator Gabby platform.

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What Clients Often Experience
After the Consultation

Clients often leave with a clearer understanding of their situation and a greater sense of direction.

Many report feeling less overwhelmed and better able to approach decisions more thoughtfully rather than reactively.

The consultation is frequently used before major legal or parenting decisions, or when a situation begins to feel unstable, adversarial, or difficult to manage.

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Clarity Creates Better Decisions

A focused consultation can help you better understand your situation, reduce uncertainty, and determine the most constructive path forward.

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DISCLAIMER: The commentary, advice, and opinions from Gabrielle Hartley are for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice or mental health services. You should contact an attorney and/or mental health professional in your state to obtain advice with respect to any particular issue or problem.

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