I’m Gail Nankervis, your divorce mediator and financial guide here in Atlanta, GA
We create a safe and cooperative space to help settle the differences that arise in your divorce.
For many people, divorce is the largest transition of their lives.
Divorce is 40% emotional, 40% financial, and 20% legal, yet most people only consider hiring an attorney to guide them through the process.
The traditional process of each party hiring lawyers tends to be adversarial, and many people lose control over their decision-making and communication with their former partner.
The best-case scenario for divorcing parties is that it is amicable and both parties agree on the division of assets. Working with a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA™) provides an objective viewpoint on an emotional situation.
Blue Skies Mediation provides couples with expert financial advice during a divorce. By beginning with a solid assessment of finances, much of the guesswork about “what is equitable” is taken out of the equation, which makes the next step of mediation much easier.
What is a CDFA™?
A Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA™) helps couples achieve equitable divorce settlements using knowledge of taxation, asset distribution, and short- and long-term financial planning.
Through the process, Blue Skies communicates openly with both parties to understand their unique concerns and priorities and to ensure that each party will be “okay” in their financial future.
A Better Way Forward
The legal issues involved in a divorce, such as child custody, division of assets, child support, visitation rights, parenting decisions, and spousal support, can be very complex. When these matters are discussed in a tense environment rife with animosity, divorce can become emotionally grueling, lengthy, and expensive.
At Blue Skies Mediation, we believe there’s a better way to work through your divorce. Our divorce mediation practice aims to facilitate a personalized and amicable resolution for all our clients. We aim to provide a space for you and your spouse to communicate effectively and work through your problems.
As a neutral party, our divorce mediator, Gail Nankervis, will help minimize anger and tension that can hinder the goals of the process. She will guide you and your spouse to respectfully discuss your concerns and collaborate to find solutions that meet the interests and needs of both parties as well as any children involved. As a certified divorce financial analyst, Gail will also use her knowledge of taxation, asset distribution, and short- and long-term financial planning to provide expert financial advice to help you achieve equitable financial settlements.
How We Do What We Do
At Blue Skies Mediation, we have a 4-step divorce mediation process.
Financial Analysis
We provide creative settlement solutions that make financial sense for both parties, allowing you to maximize asset retention and minimize taxes. Every financial decision has an emotional impact, and we work closely with you to understand your unique situation and offer creative advice.
Mediation Assistance
Our divorce mediator will use her wealth of experience to help you get to a fair resolution quickly and compassionately, helping you keep your assets, sanity, and integrity.
Financial Management
We’ll work with you as long as necessary to ensure that all the terms of your settlement agreement are enforced and help you budget for after the divorce.
Life Redesign
We understand divorce is a significant life transition. Gail uses her personal experience and professional training to help you process your emotions and changing circumstances to prepare for a new life after divorce.
Why Choose Us?
With our divorce mediator and certified financial analyst, you’re assured of the following:
Confidentiality: The mediation process takes place in a confidential setting with you, your spouse, and the mediator. Also, unlike court proceedings, there’s no public record of what goes on during the process.
Cost saving: Divorce mediation is typically cheaper than litigation because you’ll hire one person to guide you through the process instead of two legal teams. Additionally, the mediation process tends to be resolved more quickly than a contentious divorce.
Control: You and your spouse have more control over the decisions made during mediation. Our mediator will not make any decisions on your behalf. She will only facilitate the process.
Hope, Healing, and the Way Forward
What Our Clients Said
We love helping our clients make their transition
"Highly Recommend."
Gail is not only knowledgeable about finance, especially as it pertains to divorce, but she makes an otherwise tough situation a little easier to bear. She is wonderful at putting things on paper that you would not even think about needing until she brings it up. I am not sure where I would be without her. I would highly recommend her to anyone going through the painful process of divorce
"INCREASED MY NET WORTH!"
I had already submitted my financial documents to my attorney, but because of my uncertainty and inexperience, I decided to hire Gail to review them. Within 15 minutes, she corrected my financial affidavit and had increased my net worth by $800,000!!! She helped equip my attorney with various scenarios that were tax efficient for both me and my former spouse. She helped me set reasonable expectations for my divorce and was a helpful and supportive sounding board for me throughout the process. She even helped me set up a new post-divorce budget that has helped my family maintain our standard of living as much as we are able.
"SAVED ME TIME."
We did a pro se divorce but needed help with the child support calculations. Gail was able to help us quickly come to an understanding of how the calculations are done and took the stress off us by providing the appropriate guideline amount. She saved us days of filling out forms by completing all the required forms for us for a very reasonable price. Gail helped us simplify the process and keep conflict to a minimum. She made me so comfortable that I think I blew up her phone asking a million random questions about the divorce process. She graciously spoke to me, educated me, and counseled me through the process. I would recommend her to anyone who wants a civil and efficient divorce.
