Collaborative divorce allows you to have the peace of mind of having an experienced attorney watching out for you and being on your side, but without your case going to court. Collaborative divorce is a dramatic improvement on the traditional system where two attorneys represent individual spouses in a court trial.
In the collaborative process, you will have a team of dedicated professionals who will work cooperatively with both sides to help deal with all of the difficult issues that arise at the time of divorce. The team will consist of lawyers, and may consist of therapist and financial professional. The specifics of your unique divorce will determine the specific professionals you may need and you can use the various team members as much or as little as you like. The clients and professionals agree to stay out of court. This will help you arrive at a cooperative settlement that is the best result for both spouses. The settlement is written up and is just as binding as if you had gone to trial, but the terms of the settlement remains under your control.
The role of the collaborative team members can make a dramatic difference to you at this difficult time. Therapists who specialize in divorce issues can increase communication between you and your spouse, and if your children need help, the therapist can be of invaluable assistance. The financial professionals can value assets such as pensions, stock options, and business interests. Both spouses will benefit from retaining all professionals jointly, in a cooperative atmosphere, so as to get neutral, common sense financial tools for settlement of the case.
Collaborative divorce is especially helpful if your spouse has already retained an attorney. Your Divorce Helpline attorney will contact the other attorney so that both attorneys can commit to the collaborative model. Your attorneys will dedicate themselves to settling your case cooperatively, out of court.
The cost of collaborative divorce is often less than half that of an adversary case.
If you are interested in hearing more about collaborative divorce practice, we welcome your call to Divorce Helpline, 1-800- 359-7004.
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