Collaborative
Family Law
Collaborative Family Law
For those couples striving to move beyond pain and punishment towards a more healthy and respectful settlement agreement, Collaborative Law offers the means to avoid lengthy and expensive court battles that often result in little more than fractured lives.
Collaborative Law attorneys worth within a team to achieve a mutually agreed settlement without involvement by the courts.Unlike mediation, which occurs after the parties have filed for divorce and are already within the court system, the Collaborative Law process occurs before divorce proceedings are initiated.
Collaborative Law attorneys are trained and certified, working within a team approach to accomplish one goal; to advocate on behalf of their client to achieve a mutually agreed settlement based upon their individual needs without involvement or intervention by the courts.
In addition to each party’s advocate attorney, a Collaborative Law team might also include family or mental health experts, and financial specialists who can assist with dynamics often difficult for the individual parties to navigate or overcome. The team environment strives to provide a non-threatening pathway to problem solving, including preserving relationships within the family to ensure a more positive, conflict-free future where children are involved.