In
collaborative divorce, however, they
function not as therapists, but as coaches, guiding the parties across the rough terrain of
divorce, keeping understanding
on track, keeping emotions in check, assuring a mutually respectful resolution.
When a lawyer under -
functions, he or she typically operates based
on the premise that because
Collaborative Divorce is a settlement based, out of court process, that the law is irrelevant — that the parties can do whatever they choose to do.