The Collaborative Team

Lawyers and other profesisonals who are involved in collaborative practice often talk about the “collaborative team.” Just what is the “collaborative team?” The International Academy of Collaborative Professionals describes the idea:
The premise of the “collaborative team” is that parties and their chosen professionals act as a problem-solving team rather than as [...]

How Does the Collaborative Process Work

As in traditional family law/divorce cases, your lawyer supports only you and your spouse’s lawyer supports only your spouse. In the collaborative process, both lawyers are trained to consider the other parties’ perspective in order to help both of you reach agreements that accomplish the goals of both parties and preserve the welfare of the [...]

Settlements, Cooperation and Collaborative Practice

My friend and fellow blogger Grant Griffiths of the Kansas Family and Divorce Lawyer blog recently has the follwing on the use of settlements and mediation in family practice, and the appeal of collaborative law, posted on the resources section of his blog:
A fellow family law blogging friend of mine, James Gross of the Maryland [...]

How Does Collaborative Divorce Differ from a Conventional Divorce?

One of the first questions I expect people ask (I know it was my first) is what is the difference between a collaborative divorce and a normal divorce? Isn’t it just really a fancy term for everyone trying to play nice? The International Academy of Collaborative Professionals describes the difference as follows:
In conventional divorce, one [...]

Collaborative Divorce - What Is It?

Collaborative practice is something that I have become very, very interested in, and that I plan to try and integrate into my practice. I largely agree with those who believe that colalborative practice could revolutionize the practice of family law, and that it could be applied, to positive effect, to many more practice areas. If [...]