Collaborative Divorce offers a new approach to resolving your issues, allowing you to divorce with dignity and respect.

A new alternative to dispute resolution, Collaborative Divorce allows you to divorce with dignity, respect, and cooperation. Each spouse retains an attorney to act as an advisor, and they conduct settlement negotiations with their lawyers by their sides so that client ownership of the process is combined with legal protection. The process may also include other professionals, such as therapists, financial planners, etc. Both parties and their professionals agree to be cooperative, forthcoming, and willing to work together to achieve a resolution.

If you can't reach agreement, both lawyers (and their law firms) must withdraw. The fact that there's no room for litigation during the process ensures that the participants are truly committed to reaching a reasonable settlement.

For more information about Collaborative Divorce and collaborative law, contact one of the professionals listed below.

Stephen is a pioneer in the Collaborative Divorce process in Tarrant County. As a lawyer with 18 years' legal experience he has an extensive understanding of the legal issues most often affecting divorcing families. Visit www.BrewerLaw.net to learn more about Stephen and Collaborative Divorce.

Mary Jo McCurley, of McCurley, Orsinger, McCurley, Nelson & Downing in Dallas, is a widely published author; a frequent ABA/AAML lecturer; a past National VP of the AAML; a past chair, Family Law sections, State Bar of Texas and Dallas Bar Association; and Board Certified in Family Law since 1984.

Jane-Ashley McMillan is a Texas Board-Certified Family Law Attorney and a member of the Collaborative Law Alliance of Collin County with 25 years of experience in her field. If you are facing a divorce and are looking for an alternative to litigation, contact the law office of Jane-Ashley McMillan in Plano, Texas.

V. Wayne Ward, attorney-mediator
(817) 332-1172
e-mail: wwlawman@flash.net
Website: www.wwlawman.com

Twice named Texas "Super Lawyer" in a statewide survey of his peers published in Texas Monthly magazine, V. Wayne Ward has practiced Family Law for more than 28 years. He has earned a reputation as a "problem solver" who handles complex divorce cases other family law attorneys won't touch, and he settles 85% of his cases out of court through alternative dispute resolution. Wayne is a Certified Family Law Specialist based in Fort Worth, TX.