Krista Kaufmann

When I first heard Krista explain that she works with couples who "say the time for fighting is over," I realized how different the mediation approach is to what a typical divorce lawyer does. She wants to help families thru the difficulties of separating their lives and finances -- not encourage them to keep fighting so she gets paid more. She helps them to take care of their families and legacy and MOVE ON. She's also part of an elite inaugural class of professionals who earned a Colorado Family Law license to best serve her clients with additional services so they don't need to hire a divorce lawyer. Her professionalism, intelligence, and resourcefulness are exceptional! I hope you don't need Krista's services, but I highly recommend her expertise. I'm not a client but I trust her so much that I've referred a few loves ones to her.

Krista and her team took an emotionally difficult and complicated set of tasks and handled all of it masterfully. We were guided and listened to and their work made all the difference in maintaining an amicable dissolution.

A good mediator is capable of addressing various perspectives and work to harmonize disagreements into agreements. They are, in short, a negotiator representing two parties. It takes a special person and set of skills to accomplish such a feat. Krista Kaufmann is exactly the right person and she has exactly the right skills. She was capable, diligent, purposeful, and direct. She and I did not always see eye-to-eye. In fact, we had a decent amount of conflict at times. However, she brought me through that conflict, and helped my ex-spouse and I arrive at a final dissolution of marriage we both could accept. Neither of us loved the final numbers, which is a fantastic indicator that the final result truly was a fair compromise. I highly recommend Krista and her services. She helped my ex and I avoid expensive litigation, preserve the co-parenting portion of our relationship with minimal acrimony, and guided us through the process. Our final dissolution of marriage was air-tight, and the judge signed off on it and our parenting plan without fuss or complication. I hope to never need Krista's services again. But I also highly recommend her to anyone who does. She is excellent at what she does.

I highly recommend Krista for mediation. She helped us sort through everything we needed, provided guidance and kept us on track. The process feels really daunting and complicated and she and Jamie made it go much smoother, which is important during a difficult time. She provided excellent service to a friend I referred as well.

Krista and her team did an amazing job taking us through the process of a difficult situation. I would highly recommend her to anyone thinking about mediation. She was fair and honest with both of us even when we disagreed. Thank you again Krista:)

Guided through the legal process with court filings which would have otherwise been extremely difficult to navigate. Professional and fair mediator to an agreeable outcome.

I want to express my sincere gratitude for your service, candor, and professionalism. Your efforts in gathering, assessing, compiling, and summarizing documents at random times during the pandemic proved I selected the right team for this endeavor. Highly recommended!

The particulars of trying to unravel a life together are daunting at best. I could not be happier with the experience we had with Krista. She is professional, quick to respond to questions or concerns and helped us come to an agreement that we both felt was fair and equitable. I truly felt like I was in good hands. I highly recommend Krista and her team.

Krista was so easy to work with. She listens to all parties involved and then has a way of making everyone feel like they are heard. She also understands that tensions are high so her calm nature made the entire process much easier to handle.

I had the opportunity to co-present a conflict management session with Krista recently and was so impressed with her ability to connect with the people in the room and to provide crucial information in a manner that was not only engaging, but also respectful while direct. It's rare to find someone with the passion and care that Krista takes in her business and with her clients, adding to that an expertise and awareness that is second to none. She is able to help people navigate what can be one of the most difficult times in life with dignity and grace, while holding them accountable and cognizant of the process. I am continually impressed and inspired by Krista and look forward to many years of continued business partnership with her.

Krista helped us create the next phase of life. Conversations were held with respect, understanding and calm. We were able to be agreeable on all accounts with her mediation. Her detailed knowledge of building accommodating parenting plans as well as financial strategy left us both with positive agreements for the future. 100% recommend.

EDIT: had to remove another star, as yet another solution she proposed turned out to have no basis in reality, and will cost me another 10,000 dollars. Her confidence in her knowledge about these matters is sorely misplaced. Somewhat helpful and knowledgable mediator who was able to help my ex-wife and I reach an amicable agreement. I would advise taking very specific notes during these meetings, because there were some mistakes made by her office that needed correcting, but if you know going in that someone in the conversation will need to take detailed notes and ensure accuracy, you'll likely work through an amicable process. Krista also stated a great deal of information about IRAs and social security and retirement benefits that, as it turned out, was inaccurate and didn't actually reflect how those systems work. So, take good notes and take her ideas with grains of salt. A lot of solutions seemed to be phrased as "why don't you call [institution] and tell them X Y and Z - that will help you make A and B and C easier". Then I would call the institutions and say verbatim what Krista told me to say, and my broker/agent/financial planner/mortgage person/social security advocate would have to tell me "Your mediator is wrong. What she's suggesting doesn't apply in your situation." So, there were also some dead ends and runarounds, and a few emails that said "according to my notes, we actually agreed on x, y, and z rather than what you've included in this official document." Ultimately, her office was able to produce corrected documents that enabled us to move forward with the process. But, Krista wrote me and asked me to leave a 5-star review, so here I am. While I couldn't in good conscience extend a full 5-star evaluation, as there were several mistakes along the way, the overall process was quite productive and much much better than going through attorneys or trying to figure it out ourselves! Krista is great, just don't count on her and her assistant to be completely accurate about what is being said in the room, what is being reflected back to the clients, or to know entirely how the specifics work of Social Security, IRAs, and Retirement accounts. Please also make sure they fill out your forms for the correct county in which you live -- there are few things more distressing than waiting 6 weeks to get follow-up paperwork only to find inaccurate information. Better than a lawyer, but not the paragon of easiness and accuracy that was represented to us. Caveat emptor. EDIT: Krista's response/spin to this comment makes me further question why so many mistakes were made in simply conveying accurate forms. Why did the team of experts sign off on sending us forms with other clients names on them in addition to incorrect counties? Why were entire sections of my partner's and my agreement not included in our initial follow up? Why did her office initially completely misrepresent how one fund would be used to pay my wife for the house and retirement? These mistakes cost me a great deal of time and awkward conversations with my ex. There's no doubt this practice is helpful, but based on my experience Krista and her team are overselling their accuracy and oversight. They will tell you they are amazing -- they're very good. But they made a lot of mistakes along the way, and they seem to be quite content hand-waving those mistakes away while touting their competence, and that feels dishonest. It also suggests a lack of ability to take feedback or own up to mistakes.

My husband and I wanted nothing more than an amicable split. Krista made the entire process near effortless and was nothing but fair and professional. Divorce does not have to be ugly, especially if you give Krista a call!

Krista was wonderful to work with! We were able to avoid lawyers and keep things civil and friendly throughout the process. Paperwork and the compilation of financial records is a daunting process and Krista provided direction and help all along the way, as well as invaluable advice and counseling to keep everything running smooth. I highly recommend Krista for anyone contemplating divorce!

As a counselor, I appreciate how much Krista cares about the people she works with, and how well she gets them connected with support in the community. She knows this process well and is such a great resource as a divorce mediator and consultant.

Krista is my go-to referral source when I have counseling clients requiring the services of a divorce mediator, and who are in need of financial guidance. Krista holds my client's hands through the difficult process of the business side of divorce. She is thorough, knowledgable as well as kind-hearted, respecting how painful the process can be. My client's express they are so appreciative of the referral and feel placed in good hands with Krista!

As a therapist who works with couples and families I have been very happy With all my referrals to Krista. It is not easy to find someone who understands people so well, does such a great job keeping very strong boundaries, has wonderful empathy, and does a really efficient job in mediation!

I highly recommend Krista for mediation. She was a great resource and trusted adviser for us, as she continued to demonstrate patience, understanding, and compassion during an otherwise difficult time. Thanks for your assistance, Krista!

I am a strong believer in Krista Kaufmann's approach with clients. She is a trusted referral partner, and I know if I refer someone to her, they will be in good hands. I have also seen Krista speak and her knowledge and dedication to her craft was evident. I highly recommend Krista!