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Barney Connaughton is a family lawyer and mediator who has been practicing Family Law in Chula Vista and San Diego, California, since 1993.

His practice includes representing clients in contested traditional divorce cases, representation in collaborative cases, and serving as a Mediator in mediated cases.

Barney Connaughton is also serving as Vice President of the San Diego Family Law Council for Children, a group dedicated to educating and providing resources for the protection of children involved in divorce.

He is a member of the San Diego County Bar Association, Family Law Section and serves as a Family Law Settlement Judge for the South Bay branch of the San Diego Superior Court.

 

His practice focuses on providing clients with options so they can divorce in a healthy way. Whether it be by mediation, collaboration or taking a problem solving approach with contested cases, he seeks to balance advocating for the client with sensibly resolving disputes.

 
Scope of Practice
  • Divorce Litigation, Mediation, and Collaborative, including child custody, visitation, child support, spousal support, and division of property issues.
  • Legal Separation
  • Post-Judgment proceedings including set-asides and modifications
  • Paternity Actions
  • Restraining Orders
  • Pre-marital Agreements
  • Department of Child Support Services (D.C.S.S.) cases

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts Degree, Double Majors in English and Political Science - U.C. Davis, 1989
  • Juris Doctor, California Western School of Law, 1992

Boards and Chairs

  • Co-Chair, Education Committee, Collaborative Family Law Group of San Diego
  • Board Member and Vice President, San Diego Family Law Council for Children

Professional Memberships

  • Collaborative Family Law Group of San Diego
  • San Diego County Bar Association, Family Law Section
  • San Diego Family Law Council for Children
  • Member, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals

Pro Bono

  • Family Law Settlement Judge, County of San Diego Superior Court
  • San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program Panel Member (former)

Publications

  • San Diego Family Law Council For Children Newsletter
    • Spring/Summer 2006 - A Divorce Innovations-Alternative to the Traditional Divorce Process
    • Fall 2005 - A Collaborative Divorce: An Alternative Dispute Resolution Process Whose Time Has Come
    • Fall 2004 - A High Conflict Personalities, a Discussion with Bill Eddy

Personal Membership

  • School Board Member, Waldorf School of San Diego

 

 
  
 
Contact Us Today

We offer a free 30 minute consultation to provide you with information about the divorce process, answer any questions you may have, and to give you an opportunity to see if we are a good match for you.

Call
(619) 425-8616 or email us today to schedule an appointment with the divorce mediator.
 
  
 
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We serve our clients throughout San Diego with family law matters in the South Bay, Downtown
San Diego, and East County. Our office is one block form the Chula Vista Courthouse and in close proximity
to Bonita, National City, Imperial Beach, Otay Ranch, Otay Lakes, San Ysidro and South San Diego.
We are fifteen minutes south of Downtown San Diego. Free parking is available.

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Divorce
Legal Separation
Paternity
Child Custody
Child Visitation
Move aways
Child Support
Spousal Support
Division of Assets/Debts
Military Divorce
Pre-marital Agreements
Modifications
Mediation



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A HEALTHY DIVORCE

397 3rd Avenue, Suite C-2
Chula Vista, California, 91910



Divorce Mediation Phone:

(619) 425-8616


Fax: (619) 425-8635


e-mail:
barney@ahealthydivorce.com










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