Monica Donaldson Stewart

Monica Donaldson Stewart is the managing attorney for the law firm of Donaldson Stewart PC, where she practices in all aspects of family law, including collaborative divorce and family law mediation. Monica also serves as a Judge Pro Tem for the Maricopa County Superior Court, conducting more than 100 settlement conferences in family law matters since 2007. Monica received her B.S. degree (summa cum laude, 1993) and her J.D. degree (1997) from Arizona State University. During law school, Monica participated in a semester-long mediation training clinic and in 2009, she completed her first collaborative training with the Collaborative Divorce Institute. Since that time she has trained extensively in both mediation and collaborative divorce practice. Monica believes that divorcing couples and their children benefit when they are given have the opportunity to reach settlements without the court’s intervention, and that mediation and the collaborative divorce process offer that opportunity. Monica’s philosophy is that “litigating to win” is not the only way to divorce. Education Arizona State University College of Law, JD, Law, 1997 Arizona State University, BS, Political Science, 1993 Bar Admissions Arizona, 1997 U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1997 Professional Associations Collaborative Professionals of Phoenix, Executive Board Member, Present Maricopa County Superior Court, Judge Pro Tem, Present East Valley Bar Association, President, 2008 to 2009 East Valley Bar Association, Treasurer, 2009 to 2019 Maricopa County Association of Family Mediators, Secretary, 2018 – 2019 East Valley Bar Association , Secretary , 2020 to 2021 Practice Areas Family Law Divorce/Legal Separation/Annulment Collaborative Divorce Mediation Paternity Same Sex Family Law Child Support Modifications/Enforcements Prenuptial/Postnuptial Agreements Parenting Coordinator Grandparent Rights