I am a certified mental health professional trained to work with clients
on Collaborative Divorce teams.
He or she serves three basic functions
on the collaborative divorce team.
The specific roles of the professionals available to serve
on the Collaborative Divorce team are as follows:
If you or your spouse decides to go to court, all of your Professionals
on your Collaborative Divorce Team will withdraw from your case.
On a Collaborative Divorce team, usually the first professionals that will be hired are the collaborative lawyers, and each of you has your own separate lawyer representing you.
Similarly, when the time comes to choose who will be
on your Collaborative Divorce team, you'll need to consider your own specific situation, as well as how much of a budget you have for your divorce and how much importance you place on the excellence of the design and the lasting strength of the ultimate results.
Not exact matches
The success of
Collaborative separation and
divorce is built
on the contract you and your partner sign with the professionals
on your
Collaborative Team.
Your
Collaborative Divorce attorneys will likely advise you on the identity of the best candidates who are most suited to participate in the multi-disciplinary collaborative team, namely a joint neutral financial professional (FA) and a joint neutral mental healthcare professional (MHP), who may assist in developing a parenting plan, if you have children, and with c
Collaborative Divorce attorneys will likely advise you
on the identity of the best candidates who are most suited to participate in the multi-disciplinary
collaborative team, namely a joint neutral financial professional (FA) and a joint neutral mental healthcare professional (MHP), who may assist in developing a parenting plan, if you have children, and with c
collaborative team, namely a joint neutral financial professional (FA) and a joint neutral mental healthcare professional (MHP), who may assist in developing a parenting plan, if you have children, and with communication.
This is why most
Collaborative Divorce Vancouver Society lawyers recommend including
Divorce Coaches
on the
Collaborative Team.
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She also frequently
teams with family law attorneys
on Collaborative Law
divorce cases, works as a Parent Coordinator with couples and families, and is an instructor, trainer, and speaker
on a variety of topics.
The
Collaborative professional
team structures the process to give you expert advice
on the legal, financial and emotional aspects of your
divorce.
The coach also serves as an
on - going resource to the rest of the
team, helping the
team make sure it is working effectively
on behalf of the
divorcing couple and respecting the integrity of the mediation or
collaborative process.
The
collaborative divorce process,
on the other hand, involves working together with a
team of professionals in order to negotiate terms that are equitable to both parties.
On March 20 - 22, 2014, the
Collaborative Divorce Institute of Tampa Bay and Tampa Bay
Collaborative Divorce Group are
teaming up to sponsor a Basic & Advanced training for attorneys, psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists, accountants, financial advisors, and mediators.
Collaborative divorce relies
on a
team of professionals to collaboratively work
on the clients» presenting concerns and disputes.
Knowing the desire to minimize costs associated with
divorce, why would anyone even suggest a couple «spend more money»
on additional
team members in order to save money in a
collaborative divorce case?
In the
Collaborative Divorce process, the focus is
on the future of the individuals and their children, without undue focus
on the past, resulting in a process that keeps private information out of the Court system, seeks to preserve the mental health of the children, and allows the parties to better control their own destinies through a respectful
team approach.
It involves a
Collaborative team approach in which three types of professionals join forces — without reliance
on threats, demands, or the court — to support a couple through the
divorce process and toward a new post-
divorce relationship and way of life.
With the help of the
collaborative professionals, including a
divorce coach and / or child specialist, the
team helps the couple minimize conflict, which in turn reduces the harmful effects
on the children, finding ways to work together to create parenting agreements that will help the children thrive in their new restructured family.
The article describes the group formed by leading South Jersey family law attorneys, including Borger and Matez, to assist New Jersey families with the
Collaborative Divorce (CD) option — meaning divorces that involve a team effort by specially trained lawyers, financial advisors and mental health experts serving as divorce coaches or child experts — all designed to end a marriage in a non-adversarial, dignified, and private way on terms that work for that particular family without going to court for a judge publicly to make those decisions for the people and their ch
Divorce (CD) option — meaning
divorces that involve a
team effort by specially trained lawyers, financial advisors and mental health experts serving as
divorce coaches or child experts — all designed to end a marriage in a non-adversarial, dignified, and private way on terms that work for that particular family without going to court for a judge publicly to make those decisions for the people and their ch
divorce coaches or child experts — all designed to end a marriage in a non-adversarial, dignified, and private way
on terms that work for that particular family without going to court for a judge publicly to make those decisions for the people and their children.
The number of professionals who are
on any
Collaborative Team depends upon the
divorcing couple's needs and circumstances.
My role
on the
collaborative separation
team is to act either as a child specialist or a
divorce coach, depending
on what is being requested.
Since 2009 she has also worked as a child specialist and
divorce coach
on collaborative teams.
Through
Collaborative Divorce, clients work
on multidisciplinary
teams with attorneys, fina
If
collaborative law is being used for the
divorce, the couple has the option of consulting with a neutral child specialist to help determine what may work best (for more information
on the child specialist's role
on the
collaborative team, click here).
A previous post
on this blog explained in some detail the role of the
collaborative divorce coach, but I want to emphasize here that the whole
team, including the attorneys, parties, and neutral professionals, should always keep their eye
on the ball that these non-tangible factors, which we often label collectively with the term «interests,» must be tended to throughout the
collaborative divorce process to maximize the chances of the case staying
on track and ending up with a settlement that feels good enough to both parties.
Additionally,
Collaborative Divorce allows you the benefit of Child Specialists and Financial Specialists,
Divorce Coaches and Attorneys all working together
on your
team.
When you choose
collaborative divorce, a
team of professional helpers from the fields of law, psychology, and finance will provide coordinated support and guidance to help you and your partner slow down, reflect, focus
on values, aspire to high goals, make good choices, work together constructively while avoiding court, plan for the future, and reach deep resolution.
She has completed 40 hours of mediation training through Professional Mediation Associates and completed the Interdisciplinary
Team Training
on Collaborative Divorce in January 2007.
Those familiar with
collaborative divorce know this type of
divorce is based
on a
team approach; in addition to hiring two attorneys, many couples need to hire a forensic accountant to determine a business» net worth, a financial neutral to run projected post-
divorce cash flow scenarios and even a child specialist to protect the emotional needs of the children.
They help keep you
on track with the
collaborative divorce process and coordinate with your attorney and the rest of the
team.
Having a specially trained
collaborative divorce facilitator
on the
team is key to your success.
In
collaborative divorce, a professional
team (a lawyer for each spouse, a
divorce coach for each spouse, a neutral financial consultant, and a neutral child specialist) helps couples focus
on their highest shared hopes and intentions, and to find areas of agreement as the basis for dealing with more challenging issues.
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The exact makeup of your
collaborative divorce team will depend
on your specific situation but may include
divorce coaches, child development specialists, mental health practitioners, financial planners, and others whose input could be utilized in negotiating a settlement.
Having a financial expert who has a thorough understanding of business and finances
on the
team can greatly facilitate the
collaborative divorce process.
As the name suggests,
collaborative divorce is a
team approach that focuses
on the future of the individuals and their children.
In a
Collaborative Divorce, we have a child specialist on the team who is a very skilled and experienced mental - health professional who knows about child development and about what happens to children during the divorce p
Divorce, we have a child specialist
on the
team who is a very skilled and experienced mental - health professional who knows about child development and about what happens to children during the
divorce p
divorce process.