We host trainings
for other collaborative professionals, and have provided educational seminars to the general public, thereby sharing critical information and expanding awareness of collaborative divorce as an alternative to litigation.
We are also members of the International Association of Collaborative Professionals (IACP), and many of our members are national and international trainers
of other collaborative professionals.
This process involves four - way negotiations (each party and their lawyer) and can
include other collaborative professionals (for example: mental health professionals, financial advisors, divorce coaches, child specialists, and family professionals).
The clients and attorneys, along with
other collaborative professionals chosen to participate as process facilitators, child specialists, if needed, and financial neutrals, enter into a participation agreement which includes a withdrawal provision that prevents the attorneys or other professionals from participating in any future litigation between the clients.
Each Collaborative Practitioner is also passionate about the collaborative process and is dedicated to training
other Collaborative Professionals so they to may provide clients with a model of dispute resolution that fosters respect and dignity throughout the collaborative process.
In addition to collaboratively trained lawyers, the parties may also
engage other collaborative professionals such as child specialists, divorce coaches, and / or financial specialists, all of whom are specifically trained to help support the parties as they proceed through this important transition.
But most, if not all, Nashville Collaborative Divorce attorneys and
other collaborative professionals in our area would vehemently resist the idea that a «full team» of five or six professionals is mandatory in all cases under all circumstances.
You and your spouse hire attorneys who are trained in collaborative law and you work with your attorneys, as well as a team
of other collaborative professionals, such as a neutral divorce financial planner, a child specialist, and a divorce coach.
For example, those still in training or getting credentials or certifications, such as Financial Planners who don't yet have the certification to practice Collaborative Divorce but are referring their clients to
other Collaborative Professionals.
If either party terminates the collaborative process or participates in adversary proceedings in violation of this agreement, the attorneys and
all other collaborative professionals should not continue representing the parties, and new attorneys and professionals should be hired.13
By choosing a lawyer from the CDV website, you can be sure they are trained in Collaborative Divorce and can refer you to
other Collaborative Professionals.
The collaborative participation agreement focuses on resolution, and the collaborative lawyers, as well as
any other collaborative professionals involved, are disqualified from participating in litigation should the process fail.
Is the lawyer active in the local practice group with
other Collaborative professionals?
This specialness is present for the attorneys, for the clients, and for
the other collaborative professionals involved in the process
As more of a group process involving the trained assistance of the collaborative lawyers and
other collaborative professionals, collaborative law necessarily involves some limitations in the parties» learning to communicate directly with each other and practice their own process skills to find their own solutions.
It was a wonderful way to connect with
other Collaborative professionals and practice communication and facilitation skills that are invaluable tools for Collaborative work.
The clients retain their right to terminate the collaborative divorce process and to take their issues to court, but the collaborative lawyers and
other collaborative professionals can not go with them.
Successful collaborative practice depends on relationship building with
other collaborative professionals and continued skills development.
In the collaborative process, husbands, wives, their attorneys, and
any other collaborative professionals working with the family, agree to resolve all issues of their case without contentious court proceedings.
The Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois (CLII) allows you to meet and form relationships with
other Collaborative Professionals.
Monthly meetings provide an opportunity to learn more about Collaborative Practice as well as to become better acquainted with
other Collaborative professionals.
The other collaborative professionals on the team would be interdisciplinary Collaborative Divorce coaches, who are licensed mental - health professionals with a lot of experience in the old way of doing divorce (the head - bumping way, the gladiatorial way), and they've chosen to do this work because they know it's better for children and families.
Depending on the circumstances, your collaborative divorce may involve the services of forensic accountants, therapists, custody experts, and
other collaborative professionals.