M. Arden Hauer, M.A., J.D.
Friendly Divorce
4611 Plettner Lane #200
Evergreen CO 80439
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Evergreen CO 80439
Map to our location.
M. Arden Hauer, MA, JD, is the founder and owner of Friendly Divorce (originally the Center for Non-Adversarial Divorce). She has now been in divorce mediation and consulting for over thirty years.
Friendly Divorce is a proud member of the Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce and the Daybreak B2B Leads Group. Arden has been active in the Colorado and Boulder Bar Associations, serving on the Alternate Dispute Resolution and Family Law committees. She has also been active in the Boulder County Interdisciplinary Committee on Child Custody (past president), and the Colorado Council of Mediators and Mediation organizations, where she was a keynote speaker. She has taught many classes in continuing legal education and public service. She served for five years on the board of the Colorado Music Festival, and was its vice-president.
Hauer is the author of the Friendly Divorce Guidebook for Colorado, Bradford Publishing Co., 9th edition 2015. The ground-breaking first edition, co-authored with S.W. Whicher, was published in 1995 to rave reviews and a Best of Denver award from Westword: Best Directions to Splitsville”. Whicher left the project after the fourth edition (to become a judge). Hauer kept it going through the 9th edition, when the publisher, Bradford, decided to close its doors.
Downloadable sections of the Friendly Divorce Guidebook for Colorado are in the planning stage for this website. Check back to find out when they will start becoming available.
Education and Experience
Hauer graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a major in mathematics, then earned her MA in philosophy at Marquette University. She taught philosophy at the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul, Minnesota, and at the University of Portland in Oregon. Later she received her JD from the University of Colorado School of Law. In private solo law practice, Hauer worked in personal injury, real estate, and bankruptcy, as well as domestic relations. She enjoyed trial work, until she saw its destructive nature, particularly in family matters.Organizations
Friendly Divorce is a proud member of the Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce and the Daybreak B2B Leads Group. Arden has been active in the Colorado and Boulder Bar Associations, serving on the Alternate Dispute Resolution and Family Law committees. She has also been active in the Boulder County Interdisciplinary Committee on Child Custody (past president), and the Colorado Council of Mediators and Mediation organizations, where she was a keynote speaker. She has taught many classes in continuing legal education and public service. She served for five years on the board of the Colorado Music Festival, and was its vice-president.
Publications
Hauer is the author of the Friendly Divorce Guidebook for Colorado, Bradford Publishing Co., 9th edition 2015. The ground-breaking first edition, co-authored with S.W. Whicher, was published in 1995 to rave reviews and a Best of Denver award from Westword: Best Directions to Splitsville”. Whicher left the project after the fourth edition (to become a judge). Hauer kept it going through the 9th edition, when the publisher, Bradford, decided to close its doors.
Downloadable sections of the Friendly Divorce Guidebook for Colorado are in the planning stage for this website. Check back to find out when they will start becoming available.