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Partnership is Possible

Ending a marriage? Beginning a relationship? Creating something new? Let’s partner.

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Love

Come together. Create a family, a business, a legacy. Honor the completion.

Peace

Return to a place of calm and acceptance. No matter what the circumstances.

Freedom

New boundaries create clarity and liberate both people to new levels of autonomy in service to the new reality.

Legal guidance that honors your inner world.

As a deeply spiritual person, I have always sought to bring a deeper perspective to the issues. If you are facing a life transition where another person is a key player, e.g., getting married or getting divorced, I can support you in identifying your most essential needs and provide insight as to how to get those needs met. As you create a new marriage, I provide structure and support so that you can enter into true partnership with eyes wide up and with excitement about what is possible. (I love doing premarital agreements.) If your relationship is ending, I can guide you with compassion and care (as well as sharp intellect) to a process that encourages a caring post-marriage relationship, e.g., mediation or Collaborative Divorce, if your situation warrants one of those approaches.

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What I stand for…

Spiritual alignment and sexual freedom grounded in Love. The human experience has both components – the sacred and the mundane. Your heart, mind, and body will all be included in the ultimate outcome.

What I do…

I support people who want partnership in identifying what is most important to them and developing a plan to turn their dreams into reality. Conflict happens all the time. It is possible to use it to grow and flourish.

How I do it…

As a mediator and Collaborative Lawyer, I have helped hundreds of people create marriages that inspire and end marriages with grace and dignity. For people beginning a life together, I coach, mediate and guide them to create foundational agreements that may become premarital agreements. As a partner at STG, I help you to choose the right process and build a team to help you reach your goals.

Theresa’s Process

Values

Start by clarifying your core values

dream

Explore what is possible

reality

Look at the situation as it is

plan

Develop a plan to realize your dreams

Miracle

Stay open to an even more amazing future

Recent Articles

- Collaborative Law
Where Will You Live After The Divorce?
By Theresa Beran Kulat • May 17, 2024

A non-adversarial divorce takes into account the whole family system. Trinity Family Law takes the time to learn what both spouses want and need in terms of housing. We look at the financial and emotional aspects, as well as how where both spouses live relates to work, commutes and the children. This all serves as…
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- Collaborative Law
Pay It Forward
By Theresa Beran Kulat • September 6, 2023

“Pay it forward” is a phrase that refers to helping someone now with no expectation of a payment in return. Instead, there is an understanding that they will help someone in the future. You may have been the recipient of a “pay it forward” gift when someone in front of you bought your coffee one…
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- Collaborative Law
Can We Use Just One Lawyer to Get Divorced?
By Theresa Beran Kulat • July 12, 2023

By Theresa Beran Kulat, Esq. At Trinity Family Law (TFL), couples often come to us believing they have fully resolved their issues relative to dissolving their marriage and co-parenting their children. They hope to work with just one lawyer to save on attorney fees and to meet timing goals. Before we go any further, please…
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What People are Saying

Theodora Ntovas-Roth

I strongly recommend Theresa Beran Kulat and her services. My husband and I found the experience to be helpful in guiding us through our divorce while also helping us maintain a relationship. In additon, her services are about keeping people together rather to "not divorce" or to maintain a friendship after the divorce. If you don't want to go through a resentful process reach out to Theresa I think you'll find her very helpful. Thank you Thersa!!

Gary Palsis

Theresa is exactly the kind of person you want handling your divorce if you are trying to make it through as amicably as possible. She was the guiding light that I needed to help me through this trying time. She is also just an all around warm and kind person.

roman ebert

Theresa explained the process and what to expect very well. She and her staff helped guide us through the uncomfortable process and was patient. Very responsive when needed. The collaborative approach is a less stressful and more compassionate approach and I know I made the right decision.

Michael Tirman

Sandra was thorough, professional, patient and flexible with me. She did a wonderful job advocating on my behalf and I would recommend her services to anyone needing help.

Mary Ennis

My ex and I are so happy that we chose Theresa to lead us through our emotional divorce journey. We were impressed with her incredible warmth, professionalism, and depth of knowledge. Personally, I am grateful for the way she educated me in bite size pieces on the financial aspects of divorce, and wouldn't move on to the next step until I understood the first. We encountered a few obstacles, and inevitably it was Theresa who pushed the ball down the field. If you are hoping to end your marriage with dignity, respect, and dare I say friendship with your ex..... you've come to the right place. A million thank-you's, Theresa.

Susan J

My husband and I engaged Trinity Family Law and Theresa Kulat at a critical decision point about our long-standing marriage. Theresa laid out the full range of options (from status quo to divorce) clearly in our introductory session; we embarked on a Transformational Mediation journey to determine the appropriate path forward. Theresa’s compassionate, creative approach to discussions about difficult and intimate issues has greatly improved our ability to connect more deeply and honestly. She brings a varied toolbox of exercises and prompts that she customizes for each person’s particular situation and state of mind. Her process drives towards resolution, but embraces all the emotional challenges that come with confronting the need for change in life and relationships. We would highly recommend Theresa as a mediator and facilitator.

Wayne A

I worked with Theresa Beran Kulat and the Trinity Family Law team to complete my divorce in less than one year. I had hope to use the Collaborative process but, in the end, followed a non-adversarial, uncontested approach. Theresa clearly explained what a judge would allow in the asset division and where there was room to negotiate. I appreciated her approach in being honest in presenting the facts and data but negotiated hard for the best settlement. When obstacles were encountered Theresa presented me with different approaches to deal with the barrier. What initially sold me on Theresa was the upfront time she spent explaining the process, even before I retained her. That was very helpful in my selection of an attorney versus other approaches, such as, litigation or DIY divorce. In my professional career I have work with many corporate attorneys and learned quickly divorce attorneys do not have the same sense of urgency and are extremely slow. Theresa and the TFL team did an extremely great job of keeping the case moving forward, following up on open items and keeping me updated along the way. Great! I would highly recommend Theresa and Trinity Family Law for a Collaborative or uncontested divorce.

Susanne Johnson

Theresa & her staff are both knowledgeable as well as compassionate. Theresa did a fantastic job explaining the ins and outs of the collaborative divorce process, and did not pressure to pursue this type of process. She was a consummate professional & I would highly recommend her!

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Love

Peace

Freedom

Legal guidance that honors your inner world.

Theresa’s Process

Values

dream

reality

plan

Miracle

Recent Articles

Where Will You Live After The Divorce?

Pay It Forward

Can We Use Just One Lawyer to Get Divorced?

Is your relationshipat a crossroads?

Still Deciding

Decision made

STAYING TOGETHER

Theresa Beran Kulat

Have Questions for Theresa?

What People are Saying

Is your relationship
at a crossroads?