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The
Collaborative Law Process
Collaborative Practice has been around since
the 1980s and is used throughout the country to help well-meaning
divorcing couples achieve the most fair, amicable, cost-effective
settlements.
Collaborative Law...
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Is a dispute resolution process in which
lawyers, trained in the collaborative process, guide and support the
parties to resolve their outstanding issues in a mutually acceptable
settlement.
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Fosters respect between
the parties and understanding of their needs through communication
tools such as active listening and reframing.
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Encourages trust through
interest-based negotiations with full disclosure in a transparent
process.
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Uses professionals, such
as parenting coaches and financial planners, as resources to support
the parties in the resolution of their disputes.
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Requires a commitment by
all professionals to a collaborative solution evidenced by their
agreement to withdraw from the case if the parties must resort to
litigation.
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Helps parties to generate
options that may go beyond the legal model for dispute resolution.
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Encourages parties to
resolve future disputes by developing skills for communication and
issue resolution.
Learn more about collaborative law, including
opportunities for training:
See collaborative law discussed on the
Today Show.
Great article from the Wall Street Journal
... and another from US News and World Report
Read about CLASP and Collaborative Law in the Pittsburgh
Post Gazette
Read
about CLASP in the Pennsylvania Law Weekly
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