Collaborative Law
Collaborative Law is a process in which parties to a divorce or family dispute commit themselves to resolving the issues and disputes of their case equitably and in good faith, without resort or threat of resort to the courts. Importantly, while each side is represented by counsel, the attorneys pledge that they will not institute or participate in court proceedings. Thus, an important hallmark of the collaborative law process is that agreement is reached through discussion and negotiation, without the cost, aggravation and uncertainty of adversarial litigation in court.
Some of the benefits of the Collaborative process are as follows:
- commitment to open exchange of information,
- a restoration of dignity in resolution of family disputes,
- confidentiality of the proceedings,
- employment of principled negotiation and cooperative strategies to create, whenever possible, a win/win solution,
- avoid potentially lengthy and harmful litigation,
- retention of control over the process; You and Your spouse decide what to discuss, when you are ready.
