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Triangle Smart Divorce is a Cary, North Carolina family law firm serving individuals and families in Raleigh, Durham, Cary, and communities throughout the Triangle and surrounding North Carolina counties. Family law is all the firm does. Its attorneys assist clients with divorce and separation, child custody and support, alimony, equitable distribution, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, mediation,collaborative divorce,parenting coordination, and other North Carolina family law matters.

People rarely come to a family law firm with only one legal question. They are often trying to understand what will happen to their children, home, finances, business, and future, all while making decisions during an emotionally difficult time. Triangle Smart Divorce helps clients slow the process down, understand their options, identify what matters most, and develop a practical strategy for moving forward.

Clients work with a legal Team, not an attorney operating in isolation. The firm’s attorneys regularly consult with one another, share knowledge across cases, and draw on their collective experience to address complicated legal, financial, and parenting issues. That collaboration allows each client to benefit from the perspective of more than one family law professional while still having a primary attorney and legal Team who know the details of the case.

The firm represents clients with a wide range of needs, including business owners, professionals, military families, parents facing complex custody disputes, and spouses whose cases involve significant or complicated assets. Its attorneys have experience with closely held businesses, business valuations, real estate, retirement and investment accounts, military benefits, income from self employment, separate property claims, and other issues that can make a North Carolina divorce more complex.

Not every family needs the same process. Some cases can be resolved through direct negotiation, mediation, or collaborative divorce. Others require litigation and courtroom advocacy. Triangle Smart Divorce helps clients understand the available paths and choose an approach based on the facts of their case, their priorities, and the life they want to build after the legal process ends.

The firm also believes that legal representation is only one part of helping someone move forward. Clients receive education and practical guidance throughout their cases, along with referrals to trusted financial, mental health, real estate, parenting, and other professionals when additional support may be helpful. That commitment continues before, during, and after the legal case.

The Triangle Smart Divorce Team includes North Carolina State Bar Board Certified Specialists in Family Law, North Carolina certified Family Financial Mediators, collaborative law practitioners, and Parenting Coordinators. In the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, Julianne B. Rothert was recognized for Family Law. Kaitlin (Katie) Kober was recognized in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for Family Law and Family Law: Arbitration and Mediation.

Triangle Smart Divorce’s goal is not to make divorce louder or longer. It is to help clients understand what lies ahead, protect what matters, and move forward with a plan that works in real life.

PRACTICE AREAS: 8
THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA® AWARDS: 1
BEST LAWYERS: ONES TO WATCH® IN AMERICA AWARDS: 1
BEST LAW FIRMS® AWARDS: 1
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Julianne B. Rothert
Julianne B. Rothert
Triangle Smart Divorce
Cary, NC
Practice Areas
Family Law
Recognized since 2016 by
Julianne B. Rothert
Julianne B. Rothert

Julianne Rothert is a North Carolina family law attorney with Triangle Smart Divorce in Cary, North Carolina . She is board certified as a specialist in Family Law by the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization and represents clients in a wide range of family law matters, including divorce, child custody, child support, spousal support, property division, mediation, and negotiated settlements. Originally from Conway, South Carolina, Julianne earned her Bachelor of Science in Ac...

Julianne B. Rothert
Julianne B. Rothert
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Kaitlin Kober
Kaitlin Kober
Triangle Smart Divorce
Cary, NC
Practice Areas
Family Law
Family Law: Arbitration and Mediation
Recognized since 2024 by
Kaitlin Kober
Kaitlin Kober

There is not much that rattles Katie Kober . A business valuation during a divorce? Start with the financial records. Separate and marital property that have been commingled for years? Begin tracing the details. Military retirement benefits with their own rules and procedures? Determine which regulations apply and how they affect the case. Katie enjoys solving complicated problems, especially when they involve financial analysis. After more than a decade practicing Family Law, she has built a...

Kaitlin Kober
Kaitlin Kober
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Best Law Firms Edition 17 National Badge
Awards
  • 2026 – Inc. Regionals: Mid-Atlantic, #76
  • 2026 – Inc. 5000: America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies, #2,754
  • 2026 – Best Places to Work, Triangle Business Journal
  • 2026 – INDY Week Best of Wake County, Law Firm – Runner-Up
  • 2025 – Inc. 5000, #3,890
  • 2025 – Law Firm 500: Fastest-Growing Law Firms in the U.S., #91
  • 2025 – In the Lead: Up and Coming Law Firms, North Carolina Lawyers Weekly
  • 2024 – Inc. 5000, #3,887
  • 2024 – Law Firm 500, #99
  • 2024 – Impact Award, Cary Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards
  • 2023 – Inc. 5000, #4,014
  • 2023 – Law Firm 500, #108
  • 2022 – Law Firm 500, #125
  • 2021 – Law Firm 500, #76
  • 2020 – Law Firm 500, #40
Areas of Practice
  • Alimony/High Asset Divorce

    Triangle Smart Divorce assists clients with alimony and high asset divorce matters involving substantial income, business interests, real estate holdings, retirement accounts, investments, and other complex financial issues. The firm works with professionals, business owners, and individuals seeking practical solutions that protect their financial stability and long-term goals.

    In these matters, the firm addresses spousal support claims, property division, valuation of marital assets, separate property concerns, and financial disclosures. Triangle Smart Divorce also helps clients navigate negotiated settlements, mediation, collaborative divorce, and litigation when necessary, with a focus on clear communication and thoughtful planning throughout the process.

    The firm understands that high asset divorce cases often involve sensitive personal and financial considerations. By taking a strategic and client-focused approach, Triangle Smart Divorce helps individuals make informed decisions during significant life transitions.

  • Child Custody

    Triangle Smart Divorce helps parents across the Triangle build custody arrangements that actually work for their kids. Our attorneys handle every part of North Carolina custody law, including legal and physical custody, parenting schedules, holiday and summer plans, modifications, relocation and parenting coordination. Most families are better served by an agreement than a courtroom, so we start there. We guide clients through court-ordered custody mediation and private mediation and draft parenting agreements and consent orders that hold up. When the other parent is unreasonable or a child's safety is at stake, our trial attorneys are ready to litigate. Our job is to keep the focus on what's best for the child and help parents make smart decisions for the years ahead.

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  • Child Support
    Child support shapes a family's finances for years, and the numbers depend on details that are easy to get wrong. Triangle Smart Divorce helps parents calculate, negotiate, collect and modify child support under the North Carolina Child Support Guidelines. Our attorneys handle the details that make support cases complicated, including self-employment and variable income, bonuses, imputed income, shared custody schedules, high-income cases above the guideline schedule, and deviations from the guidelines. As kids grow and circumstances change, we help clients modify existing orders, and we enforce orders when support goes unpaid. Whether you're paying or receiving support, we give you honest advice about what to expect and a clear plan for getting there.

    Cary Child Support Lawyer - Triangle Smart Divorce
  • Collaborative Family Law
    Collaborative law lets spouses resolve their divorce privately, with each spouse represented by a collaboratively trained attorney and both committed in writing to staying out of court. Triangle Smart Divorce guides clients through every stage, from assessing whether the process is a good fit to structured four-way meetings, information sharing, and drafting the final agreement. When it helps, we bring in neutral financial professionals, divorce coaches and child specialists, so spouses share experts instead of hiring competing ones. Collaborative law works best for couples who are willing to be transparent and do the hard work of reaching agreement. It gives them more control, more privacy and often a better co-parenting relationship afterward. We're honest with clients about when it isn't the right fit.


    https://www.trianglesmartdivorce.com/services/collaborative-divorce/
  • Family Law
    Triangle Smart Divorce is a family law firm based in Cary, North Carolina, and family law is all we do. For almost 10 years, our team has helped people across Wake, Durham, Orange, Chatham, Johnston and surrounding counties make smart decisions to build the life they want. We handle divorce and separation, separation agreements, child custody and support, alimony and post-separation support, property division, high net worth divorce, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, domestic violence, relocation, and modification and enforcement of orders. Clients can resolve their cases through negotiation, mediation, arbitration, collaborative law or litigation, and we help them choose the path that fits their family, their goals and their budget. Our attorneys include board-certified family law specialists. We're direct, honest and focused on outcomes that hold up long after the case is closed.

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  • Family Law Mediation
    Mediation puts decisions in the hands of the people who know their family best: the spouses themselves. Triangle Smart Divorce attorneys represent clients in mediation and serve as neutral mediators, including as certified family financial mediators through the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission. We mediate custody, child support, alimony, and property and debt division, in court-ordered and private mediation. Mediation is more flexible, more private and usually far less expensive than going to court, and people are more likely to stick with agreements they helped create. Whether we're representing a client or mediating between spouses, we make sure every detail is covered so the agreement is fair and lasts.

    Cary Divorce Mediation - Triangle Smart Divorce
  • Family Law: Arbitration and Mediation

    Not every family dispute needs a judge. Triangle Smart Divorce helps clients resolve family law matters through mediation and arbitration, giving them more control over timing, privacy and outcome than traditional litigation. In mediation, our attorneys serve as neutral mediators, including as certified family financial mediators, or represent clients as they negotiate their own agreement. When spouses can't agree but still want to stay out of court, arbitration under the North Carolina Family Law Arbitration Act lets a neutral arbitrator decide contested issues privately and often faster than the court calendar allows. We also offer referee services. We help clients understand the trade-offs of each option and choose the process that fits their case.

    Cary Divorce Mediation - Triangle Smart Divorce
  • Spousal Support
    Alimony is one of the most uncertain parts of a North Carolina divorce, because there's no formula for how much or how long. Triangle Smart Divorce represents both dependent and supporting spouses in post-separation support, alimony, and alimony modification. Our attorneys know the factors North Carolina courts weigh, including each spouse's needs, earning capacity, length of the marriage, contributions to the household and marital misconduct, and we use that knowledge to give clients realistic expectations from day one. We prefer to resolve support through negotiation, mediation or a separation agreement, which gives clients more certainty and control. When agreement isn't possible, we're prepared to make the case in court.

    Cary Alimony Lawyer - Triangle Smart Divorce

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