Crossroads Neutral is a Bellevue divorce mediation practice. We help couples across the Eastside and greater Seattle resolve their divorce privately — finances, property, support, and parenting — with a neutral mediator instead of an adversarial court fight.
Our clients tend to be the people who live and work here: engineers and managers at the region's technology companies, physicians and other healthcare professionals, business owners, and two-career families. Many have equity compensation, a business, real estate, or family ties in more than one country. Those are the cases we are built for.
Serving Bellevue, the Eastside, and King County
We are based in Bellevue and work with families throughout King County and the surrounding region, including Redmond, Kirkland, Sammamish, Issaquah, Bothell, Woodinville, Mercer Island, Newcastle, Renton, and Seattle. Sessions can be held online, so neither spouse has to cross the 520 or I-90 bridges at rush hour to make progress.
Divorces in this area are usually filed in King County Superior Court, which has its own local family law rules alongside statewide requirements. Mediation does not replace the court filing — it produces the agreements that the filing records. See our guide to divorce mediation in Washington for how the two fit together.
What Eastside divorces often involve
Every family is different, but certain issues come up again and again in this region:
- RSUs, stock options, and ESPP shares from technology employers, often with grants vesting years after separation — see dividing equity compensation in divorce
- High home values and the question of whether one spouse can keep the house
- A professional practice, startup, or family business — see divorce mediation for business owners
- Bonus-heavy or variable income that makes support calculations harder
- Property, accounts, or family obligations in India, Pakistan, or elsewhere abroad
- Two demanding careers and a parenting schedule that has to work around both
Online and in-person options
Sessions are available online from anywhere, and we offer evening and weekend appointments so you do not have to take time off work or explain absences. Because the practice is online, we can also work with couples where one spouse has moved out of the area or out of state.
Complex and culturally aware mediation
Our founder, Joti Basi, spent more than twenty years in the software industry before becoming a mediator, and holds an MBA from the University of Washington. That background is useful when a settlement turns on vesting schedules, business valuations, or tax consequences. Read more about Joti.
He also came to the U.S. from India as a teenager and mediates in English, Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu. For South Asian families on the Eastside, that often means not having to explain the role of parents and in-laws, gold and stridhan, or property back home. See South Asian divorce mediation.
What it costs
Mediation is usually far less expensive than litigating the same issues, but the fee depends on the complexity of your finances and family. Request mediation and you can see an estimate right after sending your request; our guide to divorce mediation cost explains what drives the number.
This page is general information, not legal, tax, or financial advice. Crossroads Neutral, LLC is not a law firm. Laws change and every situation is different — please consult a licensed attorney about your rights and obligations.
