Not exact matches
Tampa Bay Tomorrow host Corey Dylan recently welcomed «Clair,» a
collaborative divorce client, on her show to talk
about his experience.
Many of the previous posts on this blog have been
about how the
Collaborative Divorce process and the reasons why collaborative professionals do what they do in cases to support divor
Collaborative Divorce process and the reasons why
collaborative professionals do what they do in cases to support divor
collaborative professionals do what they do in cases to support
divorcing clients.
Clients interested in
Collaborative Divorce should be careful to ask their prospective attorney
about his or her training in the process.
Clients are coming to my office and asking
about the
Collaborative process of solving
divorce, custody, access, support and property division disputes.
During the 45 min complimentary Introductory Session the
Clients have the opportunity to learn
about the Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods including
Collaborative Divorce and Mediation.
And if you are a potential
client, and you would like to learn
about collaborative divorce, schedule a consultation with Family Diplomacy: A Collaborative Law Firm, at (813) 443-0615 or fill out our
collaborative divorce, schedule a consultation with Family Diplomacy: A
Collaborative Law Firm, at (813) 443-0615 or fill out our
Collaborative Law Firm, at (813) 443-0615 or fill out our contact form.
While a Massachusetts ruling mandates that lawyers notify prospective
divorce clients about the option of using alternate dispute resolution (ADR) methods such as Mediation or
Collaborative Practice, many attorneys do not do so.
Clients are also concerned
about the cost of
collaborative divorce in that there are many professionals «at the table,» and costs to retain so many individuals can quickly add up.
«What I ask
clients [who are going through
collaborative divorce] to think
about is, «What is going to matter to you 20 years from now when you look back?
When children are involved and there are concerns related to parenting plans, visitation, and / or custody arrangement, a child mental health professional trained in
collaborative practice may also be retained by the parties to have individual meetings with parents and children, attend
collaborative «five - way» meetings (two
clients, two attorneys, and one child specialist), consultation through meetings, conference calls, and email communication with the
divorce coaches
about child - and parent - related issues, and provide intervention to resolve child - related disputes as they may arise over the course of the
collaborative divorce process.
What is more, nationally,
collaborative divorce has
about a 90 % success rate, so
collaborative attorneys tend to be very successful at helping their
clients reach a
divorce resolution without having to go to trial (and around 2 % of
collaborative cases end with the parties reconciling).
When I talk to potential
clients about which
divorce process makes the most sense for them and their family, when I discuss the option of
collaborative divorce, I typically talk
about how that approach uses a «three legged stool» model to help families through the
divorce process.
Again, assessment around this issue is more of an art than a science and
collaborative divorce attorneys should develop good relationships with mental health professionals to help them think
about this issue when it comes up with potential
clients.
Financial Narratives: Understanding How Psychological Narratives
About Money Affect
Collaborative Divorce Clients and Professionals
What's different
about Collaborative Divorce is that the collaborative agreement requires a lawyer to withdraw if his or her client is being less than fully honest, or participating in the process with less than ful
Collaborative Divorce is that the
collaborative agreement requires a lawyer to withdraw if his or her client is being less than fully honest, or participating in the process with less than ful
collaborative agreement requires a lawyer to withdraw if his or her
client is being less than fully honest, or participating in the process with less than full good faith.
So, in
Collaborative divorce, we take care to work with the
clients about when and how the law will be introduced in the process.
While I am supportive of the benefits that mediation can provide, there are a few real differences between mediation and
collaborative divorce that a
client should know
about:
For instance why would you reach out to your referral sources and tell them you're available to do
collaborative cases when you have no information or resources on your website about Collaborative divorce — the fact is that 70 - 75 % of every potential client who will consider using your services will visit your website and if you don't have a clear message about who you are and what you do and information to back that up — they'll go else where until the find a professional who does or they might still consider you'll likely be considered along with other professionals i
collaborative cases when you have no information or resources on your website
about Collaborative divorce — the fact is that 70 - 75 % of every potential client who will consider using your services will visit your website and if you don't have a clear message about who you are and what you do and information to back that up — they'll go else where until the find a professional who does or they might still consider you'll likely be considered along with other professionals i
Collaborative divorce — the fact is that 70 - 75 % of every potential
client who will consider using your services will visit your website and if you don't have a clear message
about who you are and what you do and information to back that up — they'll go else where until the find a professional who does or they might still consider you'll likely be considered along with other professionals in your field.
While I am now almost completely healed, I have thought often
about the similarities between my experience and that of my
collaborative divorce clients experiencing the initial stages of a separation and
divorce.
However, there is one
divorce option that more and more financial and mental health professionals agree is the best way to handle a family law matter, and yet many attorneys will not tell their
clients about it:
collaborative divorce.
«My goal during my term as CP Cal Board President is to foster communication
about the many benefits of
Collaborative Divorce and to encourage more legal, financial, and mental health professionals to embrace this philosophy as a possible solution for their
clients,» said Weber.
The
client's first step is to learn
about the process of
collaborative divorce.
From now on I'm going to speak
about your practice and not your
collaborative practice because if you're like most of our clients who are involved with Collaborative divorce you're planning to offer this as an option along with mediation (if you do mediate) an
collaborative practice because if you're like most of our
clients who are involved with
Collaborative divorce you're planning to offer this as an option along with mediation (if you do mediate) an
Collaborative divorce you're planning to offer this as an option along with mediation (if you do mediate) and litigation.
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