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.

Lauren Durso is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.  Ms. Durso believes that families are best served by settling their differences outside of the litigation process.  She regularly settles cases through informal settlement negotiations, mediation, and collaborative law.

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.