Kathy Bloom
Attorney, Mediator, and Parenting Coordinator
Attorney Bloom is a collaboratively trained attorney who uses alternative methods of dispute resolution to keep parties out of court and help them resolve their issues in a constructive and productive manner. Similarly, she is trained in advanced methods of mediation and acts as a neutral mediator to help parties resolve their legal issues amicably. Ms. Bloom is a member of the Collaborative Law Professionals of Southeastern Pennsylvania and serves as an officer on their Executive Board. She is also associated with the Center for Peaceful Resolution, a group of collaborative attorney-mediators otherwise known as Lawyers with Heart.
It is her belief that clients deserve respect, courtesy, and cooperation while dealing with life altering issues, such as divorce, custody, and support, purchasing or selling a home, or executing a will or power of attorney. While acting as a compassionate advocate, Ms. Bloom combines the unique ability to provide simple explanations of complex issues, and strives to make the process as painless as possible. She understands the need to fight when it is necessary, negotiate when it is appropriate, and compromise when it is required.
- Amicable Ambassador Greater Philadelphia Region
- Amicable Divorce Network
- - Current
- Adjunct Professor
- Widener University Delaware School of Law
- - Current
- The Future of Collaborative Law, New Jersey Collaborative Law Group Retreat, Lambertville Inn, Lambertville, New Jersey
- New Jersey Collaborative Law Group
- Parenting Coordinator
- Pennsylvania Bar Institute
- Collaborative Law Professional
- International Association of Collaborative Professionals
- Collaborative Law Professionals of Southeastern Pennsylvania
- Executive Board, Secretary
- Current
-
- Montgomery Bar Association Collaborative Law Committee
- Chair
- Current
-
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Member
- Current
-
- International Association of Collaborative Professionals
- Member
- Current
-
- Center for Peaceful Resolution (Lawyers with Heart)
- Attorney / Mediator
- Current
-
- Pennsylvania
- Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- ID Number: 201518
-
-
Free Consultation
Free half hour consultation. - Credit Cards Accepted
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Collaborative Law
- Mediation
- Q. If a mother is keeping the child away from the father, what can the father do so that he can see he child?
- A: If there is not custody order, father will have to file a custody complaint seeking custody. If there is a custody order and mom is violating that order, dad can file a petition for contempt. He can also file to modify the order and seek more custody time. His best bet is to consult with a local family law attorney.
- Q. I am looking into a divorce no fault. I would like to know what my options. We have no items to separate.
- A: You can get a no fault divorce under Sections 3301(c) or (d) of the divorce code. For a 3301(d) divorce, you need to have been separated for at least a year at the time you ask the court to file the record. For a (c) you do not have to be separated before you file, but you need to wait for 90 days from the time the complaint is filed until you ask the court to transmit the record. Both parties need to sign a consent to the divorce for a (c). Only the filing party needs to sign for a (d). You have to follow specific procedures for both of the no-fault divorces. For a (d) the non-moving party may object to the divorce by claiming you have not been separated for a year, or that the marriage ... Read More