April 3, 2008The 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 common questions about collaborative divorce and has the kit available for download.
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March 21, 2008Citywire 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 other with the help of a team of professionals, including a financial planner who has passed […]
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February 27, 2008KDKA 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 control strictly in the hands of the couple.
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Many more divorcing couples are discovering this option as they look […]
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December 20, 2007 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 party, often joined by other expert consultants. But the lawyers, instead of sparring, pledge from the […]
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December 18, 2007The 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 involves “a pair of good divorce attorneys.”
In court cases, attorneys may use litigation tactics that do […]
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November 6, 2007Divorce 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 the living arrangements for children? Many judges who regularly hear family cases would generally agree with […]
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October 31, 2007ClickDocs 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 evidenced in many high profile divorce proceedings including those involving couples such as the McCartneys and […]
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October 23, 2007The 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 adviser Punter Southall, said: “If a couple can agree at the outset to sit down and discuss […]
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October 14, 2007If 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 financial resources to move forward into the future, GO. Read on and read more. […]
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October 11, 2007The 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 of the collaborative process:
*a method of alternative dispute resolution in which husband and wife, […]
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September 9, 2007 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 in America, go to divorce court. Nobody’s to blame, nobody’s done anything wrong. We […]
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