Jamie Thomas learned the process of “divorce recovery” first hand by not only living through it but by recognizing that merely surviving divorce is not enough.  She found when going through her own (second) divorce after a twelve year marriage that many aspects of the process were left unexplained.  Although she worked with a good attorney, information she had expected to get from her lawyer was not forthcoming.  The reason, she discovered, is that many problems and situations which have to be dealt with during the process of a divorce do not fall into the realm of legal help.  Therein lies the reason for establishing a business which “fills in the gaps”.  Jamie teaches women what they will need to know during their divorce on a general, elementary though very broad level - a kind of Divorce 101.

Originally from Rhode Island, Jamie’s background includes accounting, customer service and four years as an antiques dealer.  She was the co-owner of an architectural-engineering consulting firm while living on Vashon Island for nine years.  Though seemingly unrelated to the subject of divorce, all of her prior endeavors have proven to be important sources of experience and education and have helped greatly in the creation (in 1996), evolution and continuing operation of Divorce Network™.

Jamie is a member of the Family Law Section of the Washington State Bar Association and was a founding member of “Take Back the Courts”, an ad hoc group formed to promote the establishment of a user-friendly court system in which women may defend themselves, and their children, without incurring massive legal debt.