While most people have divorced friends or family members, few fully understand the process or available options to resolve a divorce. Viewing the options as a continuum from most cooperative and cost-efficient to most contentious and expensive, the options include: direct negotiation, mediation with two unrepresented parties, collaborative law, mediation with the assistance of lawyers,...
The collaborative process resolves disputes through a short series of creative, good faith, non-adversarial negotiation sessions. Collaborative attorneys receive significant and ongoing training in a special set of negotiation skills, including the ability to foster positive, respectful, and cooperative communications during collaborative negotiation sessions. The attorneys work with their clients and each other to ensure...