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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...

• 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.

• Fosters respect between the parties and understanding of their needs through communication tools such as active listening and reframing.

• Encourages trust through interest-based negotiations with full disclosure in a transparent process.

• Uses professionals, such as parenting coaches and financial planners, as resources to support the parties in the resolution of their disputes.

• 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.

• Helps parties to generate options that may go beyond the legal model for dispute resolution.

• Encourages parties to resolve future disputes by developing skills for communication and issue resolution.

Learn more about collaborative law, including opportunities for training:

• International Academy of Collaborative Professionals

• Collaborative Divorce

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