Terry became 'semi-retired' in 2019 and now limits his practice to preparation of retirement division documents (QDROS) and related mediation.
He is 3 time past president of the Maricopa County Association of Family Mediators and has been preparing retirement divisions documents for more than 25 years, without any negative experience.
Terry is available to consult regarding retirement division in collaborative matters and strongly recommends that parties and counsel be fully versed in the idiosyncrasies of any retirement plans involved in the marriage dissolution process to avoid post-decree issues resulting from lack of detail in the retirement division process. Please note, you would be surprised to learn how frequently this occurs.
Carol A. Soderquist earned her Juris Doctorate degree from Arizona State University College of Law and was admitted to the Arizona State Bar in 1998. Her practice strengths are negotiating and rapidly solving complex cases. She participated in the Maricopa County Superior Court probate court mediation project in 1999, and continued her mediation education at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.
She is a Collaborative Divorce practitioner, an out-of-court program where the parties, with the assistance of experts, agree upon the terms of their decree of dissolution, which is then submitted to the court. The core of collaborative divorce is cooperative resolution with the goal of keeping family relationships intact.
Ms. Soderquist's litigation experience involves a wide spectrum of complex, multi-national probate, exploitation of vulnerable adult and mental health matters, as well as issues involving family law.
Ms. Soderquist served as a judge pro tem and as a Parent Coordinator/Special Master for the Maricopa County Superior Court. In addition to being a lawyer, she is licensed as a private fiduciary by the Arizona Supreme Court.
Ms. Soderquist was a past Chair (2003-2004) of the Arizona State Bar’s Mental Health & Elder Law Executive Council.