Forrest (Woody) Mosten

Mediator and Collaborative Attorney

Certified Family Law Specialist

Divorce Legal Services and Mediation

Divorce and Family Mediator, Forrest Woody MostenPutting clients first, Forrest S. Mosten is proud to offer quality effective representation and mediation services. Mr. Mosten and his trained and caring staff will focus on your goals and personal needs while controlling costs and emotional stress. You can count on us to follow up and return your phone calls to solve your problems and maximize results.

Mr. Mosten’s clients generally face complex property and support issues and/or delicate issues involving parenting their children.

Mr. Mosten utilizes his extensive mediation and negotiation experience to offer clients high quality professional services both as a Certified Family Law Specialist and as a mediator. We serve individuals and business owners who want to maintain control over their own lives in a private setting that will accelerate resolution of all issues with reasonable fees. After agreement is reached, our office will prepare all court papers, deeds and other documents. We offer parties the opportunity to have lawyers and other professionals participate.

See Mr. Mosten’s new book, Collaborative Divorce Handbook

“Says Forrest S. Woody Mosten of Los Angeles, a strong proponent of mediation, it is a ‘bottom-up’ rather than a ‘bottom-down’ process that allows a divorcing couple to determine more directly the course of their lives.”

Divorce—Mediation Style
American Bar Association Journal, February 1997

“People are much happier when they control their own destiny.”

Forrest S. Mosten
Quoted in Business Week Jan 31, 2000

Client Library

We're proud that our Los Angeles Mediation office is home to the Louis M. Brown Client Library, the world's first law firm library for clients and professional colleagues. This collection is the educational center of our office. Here, you will find a unique library devoted solely to client-oriented resource materials. Books and audiotapes on subjects such as a step-by-step guide to filling out court documents to such related subjects parenting, needs of divorced children, financial planning, negotiation and mediation, purchasing a home and solving credit problems are available for client use.

Professional Services

Family Matters

  • Marital and Domestic Partnership Dissolutions
  • Child Custody and Visitation Disputes
  • Creative Parenting and Co-Parenting Plans
  • California Spousal and Child Support 
  • Community and Separate Property Division:  Family Homes, Businesses, Retirement Plans and Debts
  • Co-Mediation With Mental Health Professionals (Therapists) and Financial Experts
  • Pre-Marital Mediation: Prenuptial and Cohabitation Agreements
  • Case Management Mediation
  • Legal Health Check-Ups

Civil and Business

  • Employment Terminations
  • Probate and Probate Disputes
  • Trust Administration
  • Real Estate
  • Construction Defects
  • Condominium/Homeowner Conflicts
  • Commercial Disputes
  • Professional Malpractice
  • Attorney Fee Disputes/Cumis Claims
  • Business Dissolutions
  • Hostile Workplace/Harassment
  • Personal Injury Claims
  • Community Conflicts
  • Public Policy Issues
  • Intra Organization Conflicts
  • Case Management
  • Multi-Party Disputes
  • High Conflict Matters Currently in Litigation

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Legal Services

Family and Civil Mediation

© Forrest S. Mosten

Certified Family Law Specialist
Board of Legal Specialization, State Bar of California