Collaborative divorce is sometimes described as a “team process,” but the team is not identical in every case. The core structure includes the spouses and their separate collaboratively trained lawyers. Neutral financial and family professionals may be added when their expertise would help the participants understand information, communicate, or evaluate options. Knowing who does what can make [Read more...] about Who Is on a Collaborative Divorce Team and What Does Each Professional Do?
What Is Collaborative Divorce? How the Process Is Structured in California
Collaborative divorce is a voluntary, structured process in which each spouse has a separate collaboratively trained lawyer and the participants work toward resolving divorce issues without asking a judge to decide contested matters while the process is active. Other professionals may join the team when their expertise would be useful. The word “collaborative” can sound informal. The process is [Read more...] about What Is Collaborative Divorce? How the Process Is Structured in California
Collaborative Divorce: Adult Child Specialist
When parents’ divorce, their children are affected, even children who are no longer “children”. Today there are families experiencing divorce after 25, 35, 45 years of marriage. Not only are adult children involved, but there may be grandchildren facing these transitions as well. Every family is different and children’s thoughts and feelings about their parent’s or [Read more...] about Collaborative Divorce: Adult Child Specialist