Closing Real Estate Loopholes in the Collaborative Divorce Process, Part II

Ivy H. Menchel is a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA®) and the president and founder of Family Wealth Planning Partners. Based in New York City, Ivy focuses her practice on helping divorcing clients, along with their attorneys and mediators, make sound financial decisions as they transition into the next phase of their lives. In addition to her work as a CDFA, she is also a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and Certified Business Exit Consultant (CBEC®) with more than 30 years of experience in financial services.  In 2009, she founded Family Wealth Planning Partners specifically to help her divorcing clients and their team of divorce professionals address the financial issues of divorce and assess their options for fair and equitable settlements.

For Ivy, going into this profession was a highly personal decision.  Her parents got divorced after 34 years of marriage and she saw both the financial and emotional toll it took on them. 

Ivy prioritizes educating her clients on the financial nuances of divorce.  Trained in all three divorce processes (traditional/litigation, mediation, collaborative), she strives to give each client a good understanding of the process, as well as their own situation so they can negotiate from a knowledgeable perspective and not an emotional one.  What distinguishes Ivy from others in her field is her unique training and range of specializations. One of the few CDFAs to also hold certifications as a CFP and a CBEC, she is able to take a comprehensive view of her clients’ needs and goals when going through the divorce process. 

Beyond her private practice, Ivy is widely regarded as a thought leader in her field and regularly shares her knowledge with the broader public through her teaching, speaking and writing.  She is also a member of several professional organizations. 

 

Alla Roytberg Esq. is a lawyer, mediator and frequent lecturer with over 30 years of professional experience. After graduating from Fordham University School of Law in 1991 and practicing law at two law firms for five years, Ms. Roytberg started her own firm in 1996. Currently, the firm has two offices located in Manhattan and in Forest Hills, Queens.

Ms. Roytberg’s practice focuses on all aspects of family and matrimonial law, including representation, mediation, collaborative divorce and work on prenuptial and marital agreements.  Her areas of concentration also include general mediation, residential real estate representation and ancillary general practice.  Ms. Roytberg is fluent in the Russian language and frequently addresses the legal needs of the Russian Community in New York and of the Multi-Cultural and international community in Queens County, where she maintains her main office.  

Ms. Roytberg is a member and past President of the Family and Divorce Mediation Council of Greater New York, an Advanced Practitioner Member of the Association for Conflict Resolution, a member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals and New York Association of Collaborative Practitioners, of the New Jersey Mediators Association and Pennsylvania Mediators Association. She is also a member of the Family Section and Dispute Resolution Section of the New York State Bar Association and has been a member of various Committees at the New York City Bar Association, including the Alternative Dispute Resolution, Matrimonial, Small Law Firm, and Professional Responsibility Committees at the New York City Bar Association.  She is currently an active mediator member of the matrimonial panels in Kings, Queens, Richmond, New York and Westchester counties as well as various upstate court panels in New York State. 

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