A lot has been written about why a divorcing couple may want to consider
using the collaborative law process rather than litigation.
We've been helping couples divorce
using collaborative law for over 15 years here in Raleigh and the Triangle.
Family law attorneys
using collaborative law proceedings help couples resolve the legal issues around separation and divorce without going to court.
In 1991, the same year that this couple was divorcing, Stu Webb and other family law attorneys in Minneapolis, Minnesota began helping couples divorce in the very first cases
using collaborative law.
Using Collaborative Law Attorneys: Some divorcing couples hire collaborative law attorneys to help them negotiate the terms of their divorce.
Gleiner, Richard A. B. [CPPIL member]
Using Collaborative Law to Resolve Disputes in Family Businesses
(e) Subject to Subsection, (g) a court that is notified 30 days before trial that the parties are
using collaborative law procedures to attempt to settle a dispute may not, until a party notifies the court that the collaborative law procedures did not result in a settlement: (1) set a hearing or trial in the case; (2) impose discovery deadlines; (3) require compliance with scheduling orders; or (4) dismiss the case.
North Georgia Collaborative Family Law is an interdisciplinary network of legal, financial, and mental health professionals who assist clients in achieving resolution of disputes such as divorce, child support modifications, custody actions, and many other family law cases
using Collaborative Law processes rather than litigation.
(c) A collaborative law agreement must include provisions for: (1) full and candid exchange of information between the parties and their attorneys as necessary to make a proper evaluation of the case; (2) suspending court intervention in the dispute while the parties are
using collaborative law procedures; (3) hiring experts, as jointly agreed, to be used in the procedure; (4) withdrawal of all counsel involved in the collaborative law procedure if the collaborative law procedure does not result in settlement of the dispute; and (5) other provisions as agreed to by the parties consistent with a good faith effort to collaboratively settle the matter.
When Fine & Associates Professional Corporation helps parties resolve their differences with
using a collaborative law process, we work together with our clients to find a creative way to resolve your dispute.
The process of
using Collaborative Law to resolve family disputes involves drafting and revising a Financial Statement, gathering all supporting documentation and meetings with all parties to try to resolve all outstanding issues.
Neither the size of the estate nor the level of conflict between the parties are barriers to
using a collaborative law approach.
Brian Galbraith, family lawyer with Galbraith Family Law in Barrie, discusses the benefits of
the using the collaborative law process for divorce.
Your Collaborative lawyer would not be able to represent you if your divorce proceedings went to Court, so it is in their best interests to help you reach a satisfactory conclusion
using Collaborative Law.
Choosing to resolve the issues in your divorce
using collaborative law is a great first step.
Committing to
using collaborative law is essential to a successful outcome.
Law firm HBJ Gateley Wareing says the number of couples opting to settle out of court
using collaborative law practices has risen by a third in the last year.
Divorcing couples are increasingly choosing to
use collaborative law methods because of the credit crunch.
Deciding to
Use Collaborative Law: Many spouses choose to go through the collaborative law process before you ever file divorce papers in court.
Fortunately, couples in California have the option to
use collaborative law to negotiate and settle important aspects of a divorce.
Below are some of the main findings and recommendations on divorces that
used the collaborative law process:
One wife who
used collaborative law, whose husband had dominated her in the relationship, did feel that the collaborative process had improved communication by empowering her.
If they do not, the parties shall file: (1) a status report with the court not later than the 180th day after the date of the written agreement to use the procedures; and (2) a status report on or before the first anniversary of the date of the written agreement to use the procedures, accompanied by a motion for continuance that the court shall grant if the status report indicates the desire of the parties to continue to
use collaborative law procedures.
After the initial approach from the client we decided to
use the Collaborative Law method to negotiate the terms of the agreement.
Crist announced that he and his wife will
use the Collaborative Law Process to settle their divorce.
One wife who
used collaborative law, whose husband had dominated her in the relationship, did feel that the collaborative process had improved communication by empowering her.
For anybody that can afford to
use collaborative law, it would be a great thing to do.
Below are some of the main findings and recommendations on divorces that
used the collaborative law process:
Collaborative Lawyers» Duties to Screen the Appropriateness of Collaborative Law and Obtain Clients» Informed Consent to
Use Collaborative Law (05/20/12) Collaborative Law (CL) is an innovative dispute resolution process that offers significant benefits but also poses significant non-obvious risks.
NBC's Today Show Interview about Collaborative Law 16 - Jul - 2011 Interview with a divorced couple who
used the collaborative law process
If you and your spouse decide to
use collaborative law or mediation to get through your divorce you will minimize both the amount of time you have to spend in court, and the amount of drama that will be involved once you get there.
Today, family law attorneys who
use collaborative law proceedings instead of traditional court proceedings have entered the mainstream.
Also, another helpful clause may state that the two of you will choose to mediate in the event of a divorce, or
use a collaborative law or alternative dispute resolution process rather than litigation.
In fact, the attorneys specifically agree (and the North Carolina collaborative divorce statute requires) that they will not go to court, but instead will
use collaborative law proceedings.
To
use the collaborative law process, each spouse must obtain an attorney.
Not exact matches
Collaborative law is an approach that
uses «interest - based» negotiation.
Next, Mr Jason Mervyn discussed the business value of his
law firm extranets («
Collaborative Technologies: The Experience at Gowlings») and noted the following driving factors for
using extranets:
These results may reflect a lack of familiarity with arbitration processes and procedural options, as less than one - third of respondents said that they
use arbitration in their practice — compared to the 80.1 % of respondents who said they
use mediation, the 62.7 % who said they
use collaborative negotiation and the 68.7 % who said they
use litigation — and as only 8.5 % of respondents said that they frequently
use arbitration to resolve family
law disputes.
And this reminded me of Lawrence Lessig «s «Code and Other
Laws of Cyberspace» originally written in 1990 and updated
using a «
collaborative Wiki» in 2005.
I can find solutions that will work for you by
using Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) processes, such as mediation or
collaborative law.
What has gotten far less attention is the fact that the women reached a full settlement agreement and formed a united front
using the private
collaborative family
law process.
As part of a larger
collaborative practice and research initiative, the authors are undertaking research on a pilot project funded by the
Law Foundation of Ontario on the
use of Views of the Child Reports.
Collaborative law uses amicable negotiations conducted face to face in four - way meetings between the parties and their lawyers.
This view supports a study by family lawyers» group Resolution, which says the
use of
collaborative law in divorce proceedings had increased by 87 % in 2006 — 07.
Collaborative Family
Law is a method of resolving disputes whereby the attorneys for both parties, as well as the parties themselves, agree to assist each other in resolving conflicts and reaching agreement
using cooperative strategies rather than adversarial techniques and litigation.
The initial contact message suggests a payment is owed further to a
collaborative law agreement and it is identical to those
used in previous fraud attempts we have seen... Read More»
The initial contact message suggests a payment is owed further to a
collaborative law agreement and it is similar to those
used... Read More»
An Ontario lawyer advised us today that he has received an initial contact email message based on the
collaborative law agreement scam where the fraudster is
using the name Alice Goldbery.
-LSB-...] I have advocated the
use of the
collaborative process in family
law case (for example, here, here, and here), it is only fair to note that there may be disadvantages to a
collaborative law case.