Wholehearted Family Law

Wholehearted Family Law, LLC represents a distinctive approach to family law practice that honors the emotional, spiritual, and financial dimensions of divorce and family transitions. Led by Hilary O. Betson, the firm has been serving Butte and surrounding areas since 2008, bringing a philosophy that treats families with genuine compassion and integrates holistic wellness principles into legal practice.

Hilary O. Betson's background and credentials reflect her deep commitment to comprehensive family law practice. She has been practicing family law since 2008 and has invested in extensive specialized training, completing over 100 hours of instruction in Mediation and Collaborative Law. This specialized training is not required for family law practice but reflects Hilary's genuine interest in helping families resolve disputes with minimal conflict and maximum preservation of important relationships.

Hilary is a Certified Montana Mediator and a Certified Holistic Divorce Coach, credentials reflecting training and skill in helping families navigate divorce transitions with attention to emotional, spiritual, and financial well-being. The addition of holistic coaching credentials demonstrates her understanding that divorce involves not merely legal issues but also profound personal and emotional dimensions.

What makes Wholehearted Family Law truly distinctive is the integration of mindfulness and energy medicine into legal practice. Rather than viewing divorce as purely adversarial litigation, Hilary approaches family law as an opportunity to help clients navigate difficult transitions while maintaining integrity, compassion, and connection to their own well-being and values. This approach honors the reality that families going through divorce often need support across multiple dimensions—legal, emotional, spiritual, and practical.

The firm's practice encompasses divorce representation, parenting plan development, adoption, guardianship and conservatorship matters, and collaborative family law. Whenever possible, Hilary helps families reach sustainable out-of-court agreements that preserve important relationships and reduce the emotional toll on all family members, particularly children.

Hilary's expertise in collaborative law means she can help families engage in a structured, interest-based negotiation process that often produces more creative and satisfying solutions than traditional litigation. In collaborative divorce, both parties and their attorneys commit to resolving matters without going to court, allowing for more open communication and creative problem-solving.

The holistic divorce coaching aspect of Hilary's practice recognizes that divorce involves personal growth and transition as much as legal resolution. Clients benefit from guidance that addresses not just the legal mechanics of divorce but also the emotional journey of moving through separation and building new lives.

Based in Butte at P.O. Box 4191, Wholehearted Family Law is accessible to families throughout the region. The firm's free consultation offers potential clients an opportunity to discuss their situations with an attorney who approaches family law with genuine compassion and sophisticated understanding of both legal and emotional dimensions.

For Butte area families seeking divorce and family law representation from an attorney trained in collaborative law and holistic coaching, who integrates mindfulness and genuine compassion into legal practice, Wholehearted Family Law offers a distinctive and deeply caring approach to helping families navigate major life transitions.