As a therapist and as a Parenting Coordinator I have seen the trauma that people experience as
a result of an adversarial divorce process.
The Collaborative Divorce model has grown rapidly throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and elsewhere because it has proven to be a healthier, more humane way to avoid the negative
results of the adversarial divorce process.
Not exact matches
I saw what the
adversarial court battles that were the focus
of divorce were doing to my clients, and I knew the
resulting negativity was having an effect on me, too.
Adversarial divorce can
result in out -
of - pocket expenses
of anywhere from $ 15,000 to $ 150,000 per spouse!
When we consider that ineffective
adversarial divorce negotiations are often a
result of dysfunctional marital communications, it may help us understand how this relates to the recurring problems
of the
adversarial system.
San Diegans facing difficult decisions about
divorce can now take advantage
of informative workshops in where they can learn about ways to
divorce without resorting to an
adversarial, time - consuming, costly court battle
resulting in emotional trauma to you and your family, especially your children.
Most
of the early pioneers I worked with turned to
divorce mediation out
of frustration with the negative
results of adversarial litigated
divorce.
As a
result of years
of work with
divorcing couples and families where we have seen the tragedy
of the
adversarial process, we have come together sharing a powerful commitment to create an alternative possibility for families.
«Notwithstanding the long ordeal that this couple underwent, a collaborative
divorce usually
results in a
divorce that is relatively free
of litigation and
adversarial drama,» said Lisa McDevitt, a prominent
divorce lawyer in Fairfax, Virginia.
I saw what the
adversarial court battles that were the focus
of divorce were doing to my clients, and I knew the
resulting negativity was having an effect on me, too.
The
adversarial way
of handling a
divorce assumes that dumping all
of these resources into fighting each other will produce a «fair»
result.