Additionally, the video expounds upon the following ten reasons to chose collaborative divorce over
the traditional litigation model:
Even though
the traditional litigation model has become quite complex to ensure a rigourous justice system, we have to balance the quest for perfect justice against the need to keep costs proportionate.
For over 25 years I have represented spouses getting divorced through
the traditional litigation model.
And you will have the same protections and disclosure as you do within
the traditional litigation model.
The traditional litigation model is not always the best solution for most families.
Collaborative law is a team - oriented alternative to
the traditional litigation model.
In most cases, divorcing spouses resolve the issues in dispute through mediation, the collaborative divorce process, through
the traditional litigation model before trial, negotiation between attorneys, and sometimes with the assistance of the court.
It can be far less expensive than
the traditional litigation model, especially in divorces.
Often the Collaborative process can even be less expensive that
the traditional litigation model.
Additionally, the video expounds upon the following ten reasons to chose collaborative divorce over
the traditional litigation model:
If both parties are sincerely engaged in the collaborative process, the process is superior to
the traditional litigation model in many ways.
My business partner and I attended a collaborative divorce training presented by Pauline Tesler (and organized by Donna Smalldon, CDFA, CFP, MBA, CFDP) and were inspired by the message of what is possible in the collaborative divorce model vs.
the traditional litigation model.
«It was not so long ago that the only accepted approach to divorce was
the traditional litigation model.
The traditional litigation model displays clients talking with their lawyers, and in turn the lawyers discuss positions with each other.