David Sarnacki has been selected by attorneys and judges for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America, 19th Edition. His peer-review selection includes three areas: Family Law; Family Law Mediation; and Collaborative Law–Family Law.
Conflicting perceptions and, yet, collaboration
“Everything you can imagine is real.”–Pablo Picasso You’ve heard the saying: Perception is reality. So how can we collaborate through divorce negotiations to a fair resolution when you and your spouse start with such vastly different sets of perceptions? As…
Focusing on solutions: Saving money with divorce mediation and collaborative divorce
CBS Money Watch offers Jane Bryant Quinn’s list of “10 Steps to Avoid Losing Your Shirt in a Divorce.” Jane Bryant Quinn writes (excerpt): 10. Put $$$ in your pocket by avoiding a battle with your spouse. In hard times,…
Collaborating your way through perceptions
Grand Rapids Collaborative Divorce shows us how the collaborative divorce process can move through perceptions by promoting fairness in ways the court system simply cannot (excerpt): In a collaborative divorce, you are accorded dignity and respect. The commitment from the…
Change How We Think About Playing So We Can Live Differently
“Kill em’ Kyle”, “Smash em’ Steven”, “Crush em’ Chuck”. Why were these commands plastered all over my neighborhood as I went for my morning run? Are Chuck, Kyle and Steve going to war? No, because another banner read “Put it…
A bit foreign, scary even: Collaborative divorce
Single Parent Gossip shares the method for using collaborative law to resolve your divorce out of court. Talibah Mbonisi writes (excerpt): . . . In this cooperative framework, both parties also agree to: – Act in their children’s best interests…
The inventor of the Collaborative Divorce Process
Stu Webb is being honored for finding a better way to divorce at the 10th International Academy of Collaborative Professionals Educational Forum.
Mediators can help collaborative divorces smooth out rough edges
ABA Book Briefs Blog features a divorce mediation excerpt from the book “Collaborative Law: Achieving Effective Resolution in Divorce without Litigation,” Second Edition by Pauline H. Tesler (excerpt): If a collaborative case runs into problems, a “meta-mediator” can help everyone…
Collaborative Divorce: Investing in cooperation now brings less fights for parents later
The Traverse City Record-Eagle introduces the concept of the gentler divorce through Collaborative Divorce to our neighbors to the north. Vanessa McCray writes (excerpt): But feelings and the family’s future are not to be overlooked. Divorce is a “devastating and…
Grand Rapids Collaborative Child Specialists
Gentler Divorce’s list of collaborative child specialists in Grand Rapids who are trained and committed to collaborative divorce includes: Peter Everts Mary Lier Linda Ringleka Michael Ryan Leslie Visser
Grand Rapids Collaborative Divorce Mental Health Professionals and Divorce Coaches
Gentler Divorce’s list of collaborative mental health professionals and divorce coaches in Grand Rapids who are trained and committed to collaborative divorce includes: Craig A. DeWitt Peter Everts Denise Hames Mary Lier Linda Ringleka Michael Ryan Thomas Spahn Leslie Visser…
Grand Rapids Collaborative Divorce Lawyers
Gentler Divorce’s list of collaborative attorneys in grand rapids who are trained and committed to collaborative divorce includes: Deborah Bennett Berecz Melanie DeStigter Anthony Gauthier Susan Wilson Keener Courtney L. Quist Ric Roane David Sarnacki Randy Velzen
Happy divorces: using collaborative divorce to avoid more trauma
Smart Money shows how making joint decisions can cost less and feel better. Aleksandra Todorova writes (excerpt): The goal of collaborative divorce is to avoid that. “In a collaborative divorce, the decisions have to be made by the couple,” Stoner…
If you try collaborative divorce first, you might just come out with some communication skills
The Orlando Sentinel reports on how collaborative divorce promotes a kinder, gentler process. Mark Schlueb writes (excerpt): “You’re focusing on the children from the start,” she said. “And people who have been through it say they came out with communication…
Completely different: functioning as co-parents after the collaborative divorce
The Fort Worth Business Press how to work through complicated divorce issues with collaborative divorce attorneys. Leslie Wimmer writes (excerpt): In traditional cases “you have mom and dad either going to court or preparing to go to court and more…
How to divorce without tearing your family apart
guelphmercury.com shows that fighting in divorce court rarely produces a real winner. Joanne Shuttleworth writes (excerpt): “It’s not for everyone, but for most people, it allows more dignity and control over the matter,” Rinnie said. “With this process, we can…
Collaborative divorce leads to quantifiable improvements in relationships
DailyCamera.com shows how Working together to separate and divorce leads to better outcomes. Aimee Heckel writes (excerpt): But the collaborative process seems to be more effective than a judge throwing down the gavel. A 2005 Canadian study showed more clients…
Getting through and to the same place: Collaborative process lessens stress of divorce
Dallas-Fort Worth’s CBS 11 News investigated how Collaborative Divorce helps lower the stress on divorcing couples. Tracy Kornet reported (excerpt): During this process, the husband, wife and their attorneys work together — in private — to find a way to…
Divorce American Style: Collaborative divorce
Times Online reports on more fallout from the Paul McCartney-Heather Mills divorce: a call by senior High Court family judge Justice Coleridge for collaborative divorce. [The Telegraph also covered the story.] Frances Gibb writes (excerpt): Under the new process, the…
Achieving Effective Resolution in Divorce without Litigation, by Pauline H. Tesler
At Grand Rapids Collaborative Divorce I posted an excerpt from Pauline Tesler–via the ABA–highlighting the movement away from litigation toward Collaborative Law. In it, Pauline Tesler notes that switching to a collaborative law practice is: Challenging since it”involves mastering knowledge…