Mediation & Legal Representation

Convenient, Practical, Compassionate

Greater Boise & Throughout Idaho

info@neyenhouse.com phone: (208) 901-8963

Avoid the courtroom completely

Divorce, the right way.

About

Jennifer Neyenhouse, Esq. is a seasoned litigator and trained mediator with extensive experience in a wide variety of civil, family and criminal matters. She has also worked in federal accounting compliance, and spent eight years teaching high school before turning to the law. Having hired family attorneys herself as a party prior to law school, she takes care to explain how legal services work so her clients can feel empowered and informed enough to choose wisely, and put litigation behind them. Jen’s prior experience as a high school teacher and her Masters in Education facilitate her ability to make the complex simple, and to empathize productively with clients and parties.

Our Mediation Approach

Who We Are

Neyenhouse Law & Mediation provides comprehensive mediation solutions in civil litigation, family law, and more. Our focus is on compassionate, professional service aimed at resolving conflicts with empathy and understanding.

Services

Mediation

Hire a seasoned attorney as a neutral third party to ease the process of negotiating and design comprehensive, clear agreements resolving the issues that matter to you. All mediations are done over Zoom, and parties have the opportunity to speak directly to each other or remain in separate rooms. Attorneys are always welcome, and encouraged.

Legal Advice and Representation

Did you know that attorney assistance can be broken down into four types of work, and that only two of them involve speaking and writing on your behalf? With certain limitations based on Idaho law, Neyenhouse Law & Mediation allows you to customize the legal services you buy to strategically fit budget.

Evaluator

Unsure of your rights and obligations? Schedule an evaluation session with a seasoned litigator to examine your facts. Our attorneys can help you decide whether to file a case or not, review proposed agreements you have already negotiated, or provide a second opinion on an ongoing matter. This is usually a one-time session, but can expand depending on your needs and decisions.

Legal Coaching

Are you comfortable representing yourself, but could use a little help navigating the courts, the law, or organizing your documents? Don't rely on AI - stay pro se (self-represented) but establish a coaching relationship with Jennifer to point you in the right directions. She can help you identify which forms to fill out, what evidence to gather, advise you on Idaho law, proof-read your filings and help you trouble shoot getting them submitted to court. The most empowering thing for a pro-se litigant is to know what is on topic vs. what is off topic for their next hearing. This method allows you to keep tight control of your legal fees, as the only time Jennifer works on your case is while you are in a scheduled meeting with her.

Full Service Representation

This is the traditional standard when people hire an attorney. In this scenario, the firm takes full responsibility for:

Receiving service of filings by the other side,
Speaking in court on your behalf,
Negotiating and all communication with opposing counsel,
Analyzing your facts and advising you on your rights and obligations,
Advising you on strategy, and
Drafting, signing, and submitting documents in your case.

The presumption is that this will go on until your case is resolved, but, it is your right to decide to switch attorneys or to take over the case on your own. However, you remain responsible for attorney fees and court costs until a judge releases the lawyer from the case, and there are many scenarios in which judges will deny motions to withdraw.

Work will be done as needed, and billed at the associated hourly rate. This is funded by a retainer in advance that will need to be replenished as it is used. Though you may terminate the representation at any time, withdraw requires a motion which the judge can decline for a variety of reasons. In that case, you remain responsible for legal fees incurred in your representation.

Topics

Civil Litigation

Professional Liability/Malpractice

Premises Liability/ Slip and Fall

General Liability

Construction Defect/Liability

Motor Vehicle Accidents

Tort/Personal Injury

Property Damage

Products Liability

Wrongful Death

Other Civil Matters

Family Law Issues

Prenuptial Agreements: Having a conversation (or a few) about the value of property and labor each spouse will contribute to the marriage can avoid the resentment that can build up and cause a divorce in the first place. This is for couples who are just starting out, and is the best way to avoid a protracted and expensive separation.

Postnuptial Agreements: Great for couples who are making a big financial change, like having one party pause a career or take on a business venture, and can even be used to give both parties piece of mind if you are healing after a rough patch.

In marital matters, the parties may both utilize the same mediator, but the mediator cannot provide legal advice to either party. Legal advice on prenuptial agreements must be provided from independent attorneys representing the interest of each party individually.

Prenuptial Agreements

Postnuptial Agreements

Pre-divorce Consultation

Divorce without children

Divorce with children

Guardian Ad Litem

Best Interest Advocate

Parenting Time Coordinator

Post-Divorce Enforcement of Property Division

Post-Divorce Enforcement of Child Custody

Enforcement of Child Support

Modification of Parenting Time