Collaborative law involves two parties who have employed specially trained lawyers called collaborative lawyers to engage with them under a
signed Collaborative Participation Agreement in a process
of finding common ground, common goals and paving the way for on - going discussion that will continue between the divorcing couples, hopefully, on an on - going basis long into the future as they will have learned through
active listening to hear, process and understand the other person's viewpoint and to respond without anger and rancor to build future positive responses to issues that may arise in the future.