Collaborative divorce's «North Star» is a mutually
acceptable durable agreement, and if the potential client can not see that «mutual» includes both the client and his or her spouse, the process can not work.
In sum, the art of effective Collaborative Divorce advocacy involves a balancing act of helping clients get to a «mutually
acceptable durable agreement» that is informed by solid legal advice, the clients» financial realities, as well the parties» personalities and interpersonal history.
Collaborative Divorce, following its overall North Star of helping the parties reach a mutually
acceptable durable agreement, spends time thinking about, and being intentional around planning parenting time over the holidays, often with input from the neutral mental health coach who is part of the Collaborative Divorce team.
In sum, for all of the items listed above, my driving question is: Can this person, with proper support and guidance, reach a mutually
acceptable durable agreement on all of the issues in the divorce?
They Make It Worse — A third category of attorneys are the ones who see how interests are in the room, but instead of trying to recognize the interests and work with them in a constructive way to guide the parties toward a mutually
acceptable durable agreement, these attorneys end up colluding with their clients around their interests in less healthy ways.
So rather than Wife and her lawyer looking to maximize Wife's position on every issue in the divorce, as over and against the Husband (while he and his lawyer do exactly the same thing), parties who choose collaborative divorce agree to (and empower their attorneys to) work toward a «mutually
acceptable durable agreement.»
Not exact matches
Through the collaborative process, I help my client stay focused on future goals, rather than upon the pain of the past, so that a mutually
acceptable,
durable agreement may be reached with his or her spouse.
Through the collaborative process, I help my client stay focused on future goals, rather than upon the pain of the past, so that a mutually
acceptable,
durable agreement may be reached with his or her spouse / partner.
By dealing head - on with the emotional dynamics in a proactive and constructive way, collaborative divorce helps keep the parties on track toward reaching a mutually
acceptable and
durable settlement
agreement without getting sidetracked around an emotional issue.