
Sarasota Divorce Services
Comprehensive Support for Sarasota & Manatee County Residents
Divorce is a commonly a complex and emotional process affecting both couples and their children. The end of a marriage can invoke a range of strong emotions, including sadness, anger, frustration, and anxiety. While dealing with the emotional toll, it can also require navigating complex legal processes and making significant decisions about your future, which can be stressful and overwhelming.
Divorce often involves major changes in lifestyle and routine. You may need to sell the family home, divide assets and debts, and establish new living arrangements. These changes can be disruptive and unsettling, particularly if children are involved.
In some cases, divorce may also involve bitter conflict between spouses. This further complicates the process, making reaching rational and mutually agreeable solutions difficult.
At McDermott Law Offices, PLLC, we understand the challenges involved in the divorce process. Our attorney has handled thousands of cases and has built a reputation for integrity, dedication, and responsive client service. Attorney Paul McDermott brings clients over two decades of experience, including litigation, negotiation, formal mediation, and collaborative law as options to the divorce process.
Learn more about your case and options by consulting our Sarasota divorce attorney. Call (941) 837-5071 or contact us online to get started.
Resolution Methods for Divorce
Various litigation and non-litigation methods can be used to obtain a divorce in Florida. Litigation typically involves going to court and having a judge decide about the multiple issues involved in the divorce.
Non-litigation methods, such as formal mediation and collaborative divorce, offer alternative ways to resolve disputes and come to mutually agreeable solutions.
Formal mediation involves a neutral third party who helps the couple negotiate and reach a settlement agreement. Attorney Paul McDermott has represented clients in hundreds of mediations. The Court requires the parties to mediate prior to scheduling a trial in the case.
Collaborative divorce involves each spouse hiring their own attorney and committing to resolving disputes through negotiation and cooperation rather than litigation. Mr. McDermott is a trained collaborative divorce lawyer.


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As you can imagine any divorce is traumatic. Working with Mr. McDermott made the process better. His good listening skills, compassion and legal expertise were excellent.
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Great attorneys - more like family. Will never go anywhere else. Gave me way more than I could afford because they care about people. Just great.
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Paul and Louise did a great job for me. Paul has a great work ethic, uses fair billing, and knows his stuff. He is well-respected in the community.
- Andy J. -
Paul is a good listener, gave sound advice, didn't waste time, and was extremely efficient, timely and took a sincere interest in representing me.
- David E. -
I strongly recommend using Paul McDermott. Paul always had my best interests in mind when deciding our course of action.
- William G. -
He represented me for around 8 months and successfully helped me conclude my case. His skills, communication, and demeanor is what I was searching for and I got it.
- Trent C. -
My experience with Paul and Louise was stupendous through and through. Honest. Reliable. Fair. Integrity. My case was handled with the utmost care and professionalism.
- Anne P.