Usually each spouse pays half of the cost. It sounds like it should be very expensive, because of all of these professionals involved; however, there are fewer people involved in a collaborative divorce than in traditional divorce. In litigation, the attorney submits a petition to the court clerk, it goes into the judge’s docket, a […]
Collaborative Law
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What are the advantages of using the collaborative divorce process?
Karen A. Covy, J.D. is a divorce attorney and family law mediator in Chicago Illinois . She is the author of When Happily Ever After Ends, How to Survive Your Divorce Emotionally, Financially and Legally.
How does collaborative family law differ from divorce mediation?
John Schuman, a family lawyer in Toronto, answers: Collaborative practice is an alternative for resolving issues arising from a marriage breakdown. The clients, lawyers, and sometimes other professionals (such as child experts or financial advisors) work as a team in a fair and respectful process. An essential part of collaborative negotiations is that the parties […]
My spouse told me we should use the collaborative process for our divorce. What is collaborative divorce?
Collaborative Divorce is a respectful process for resolving conflict with the help of specially trained lawyers and other professionals, without going to court. Each spouse is represented by his or her own lawyer from start to finish, with the additional support of divorce coaches and financial professionals as required. The spouses and professionals work cooperatively […]
My husband says we’ll save lots of money using the collaborative approach
My husband says we’ll save lots of money using the collaborative approach because we will share a lawyer. Is that really how collaborative law works?
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