The ABA Journal emphasizes “efforts to take the nastiness out of divorce proceedings.” Jill Schachner Chanen writes (excerpt): [re: Collaborative Divorce] An even more significant development is the growing use of what practitioners term a collaborative approach to divorce cases.…
Divorce’s impact on a business
Seattle’s Eastside Business Journal references the hidden cost divorce can have on a business, often the foundation for both the owner’s, the former spouse’s and the children’s quality of life. Karin Quirk writes (excerpt): When the business owner is the…
Resolving custody and financial issues through collaborative divorce
The Union shows the growing trend toward collaborative divorce. Janet Harley writes (excerpt): Parents who still must raise their children together are unable to look at each other, much less talk to each other. Those of us working in the…
Download free Collaborative Divorce Knowledge Kit
The International Academy of Collaborative Professionals wants you to discover the collaborative process and whether collaborative divorce is right for you. To that end and for a limited time, the IACP has created a kit that answers many of the…
Using a financial advisor to settle your divorce case
Citywire explains the role of the financial specialist in collaborative divorce cases. Keith G Churchouse writes (excerpt): Collaborative Divorce is neither mediation nor arbitration. It is a new way of settling divorce, where you seek what is right for each…
Customizing your divorce through collaboration instead of fighting in court
KDKA reports on the benefits of collaborative divorce and the growing number of couples seeking divorce with dignity. Sonni Abatta reports (excerpt): It’s divorce without the judge. The collaborative divorce takes that third party out of the process and keeps…
Make peace, not war: methods of resolving divorce cases
The Associated Press discusses the options of collaborative divorce and mediation. David Crary writes (excerpt): In contrast to mediation, in which divorcing couples entrust a resolution to a single neutral mediator, collaborative divorce involves the use of attorneys for each…
Collaborative Divorce: Pollyanna crap?
The Maryland Daily Record addresses the concerns of traditional divorce attorneys about collaborative divorce. Caryn Tamber’s article gives voice to opponents who poo-poo Collaborative Divorce. In considering the arguments, it is helpful to keep in mind that: Not every case…
The carrot and stick of collaborative divorce
Divorce Online announced their support for collaborative divorce (excerpt): . . . [F]amily law is different. Who is the winner and who the loser in an argument about what should happen to the family home, or in a dispute about…
Collaborative divorce for complex, “big money” divorces
ClickDocs announces the launch of a new legal forum encouraging use of the collaborative process for complex ‘big money’ divorces (excerpt): The founders of the Central London Collaborative Forum believe that collaborative law can help avoid the cost and acrimony…
Why drag out the whole divorce process if you don’t have to?
The Telegraph focuses on prenuptial agreements and collaborative divorce as “a better way out of marriage”: Another way to save on cost and distress if there is no prenuptial agreement is to use collaborative law. Julia Whittle, of independent financial…
A better way to divorce?
If you want more stress, more conflict with the other parent, more troubled children and more expenses, STOP. Read no further, and go directly to court. If you want more of something else–more balance, more peace, more spirited children, more…
Ethical Considerations in Collaborative Divorce
The ABA STANDING COMMITTEE ON ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY rejects the reasoning of the Colorado Bar Association Ethics Opinion No. 115, the sole dissenting voice on the ethics of collaborative divorce. Formal Opinion 07-447 (August 9, 2007) reaffirms the value…
Collaborating with settlement specialists
My new website promotes the concept of collaborative divorce. It’s not for everyone. But for the right couple, the difference is night and day. Here’s a peek at the introductory comments: “If you are looking for the most self-righteous people…