CHICAGO, IL — (Marketwired) — 05/18/15 — , a company that offers an innovative technology platform and five step process to make every divorce amicable, announced today that it–s expanding its services to the Midwest with new local Wevorce Associates in the Chicago area. Wevorce Associates joining the company include Jill Daniels Esq., Kathryn Engle Esq., Joseph Emmerth Esq. and J. Richard Kulerski Esq.

Wevorce is a technology company dedicated to changing divorce for good by keeping families out of court. With a step-by-step approach, Wevorce helps couples divorce amicably using its web-based technology to offer structure and automate the paperwork. Wevorce certified divorce professionals — mediators, financial professionals, and counselors — can then focus on untangling the complex issues while mitigating the mental anguish and financial burden of divorce, all at a fraction of the cost.

Through the divorce archetypes it has developed, Wevorce can predict the costs and steps families need to take to settle their divorce with 97% accuracy. And, the services generally cost about one-third of a typical divorce (the national avg. is $27,000). To date, Wevorce has saved families about $4M in legal fees. Over 300 families have engaged with Wevorce, and in 2014, Wevorce kept 100% of its active families out of court. Every 13 seconds someone in this country is filing for a divorce. Wevorce is helping families navigate through this very difficult time by walking them through a five-step process to address the financial, emotional, and legal implications inevitable in divorce.

“We are looking forward to bringing our divorce services to the Chicago area. Our certified Wevorce Associates, combined with our online platform, offers couples and families a more affordable option to help them move through the divorce process in a more civil way,” said Michelle Crosby, CEO and Co-Founder of Wevorce. “We help couples ensure their divorce is less damaging to themselves, their finances and their families while keeping them out of the courtroom. We–re proud to be a part of this change. Additionally, our new –weCommunity– offers assistance post-divorce with access to financial, real estate, insurance and other counseling experts.”

Wevorce is disrupting the $30 billion market for divorce services with an innovative technology platform and step-by-step family-centric mediation process designed to make every divorce amicable. The company was born out of founder Michelle Crosby–s own traumatic experience as a child of divorce. The Wevorce technology platform and methodology have been proven to ensure a better outcome for families, both during and after their divorce. Based in the Bay Area, Wevorce is venture backed by Y Combinator, Foundation Capital and others. Visit .

Wevorce is a trademark of Wevorce, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

Kerry Metzdorf
Big Swing Communications
978-463-2575

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