Collaborative

No Divorce is easy. A Collaborative Divorce removes you personal life from a public adversarial process that takes place inside a courtroom. The courtroom is a zero sum game. You family is not a zero sum game. Learn how collaborative is a better choice.

Most turn to the courts and judges to end their divorce without knowing there is a better, smarter, way to begin a new life.  Why let a judge, a stranger, into your home to make decisions about you and your children, when the decision about what life looks like after marriage can be completely yours?  By ending your marriage collaboratively, you protect your family, you maintain control, and nothing will come as a surprise.

Even the best judge, under the best of circumstances, cannot make decisions about that which will impact your life with fidelity to your values, your spouse's value, and fairness to your family. 

Life rarely provides the opportunity to make your own rules, rules that feel fair and work.  A Collaborative Dissolution presents an opportunity for spouses to collaboratively make their own rules, be in control, and determine how new lives will begin, not politicians or judges.

We are reminded the job of a judge are “students who must make [reasoned choices]”

Few are aware of the collaborative dissolution option, and fewer have knowledge of the collaborative dissolution process.  It is hard to imagine that myths exist, but they do.

In the Collaborative process each party is represented by an attorney. Either one or two coaches are involved to represent and protect the collaborative process. A mental health professional may also be part of the team to bring to the table the needs of involved children. In the Collaborative dissolution, there is only one true neutral person, the Financial professional. The Financial Neutral helps to alleviate power imbalances in the room by the very nature of being neutral.

In the Collaborative process each party is represented by an attorney. Either one or two coaches are involved to represent and protect the collaborative process. A mental health professional may also be part of the team to bring to the table the needs of involved children. In the Collaborative dissolution, there is only one true neutral person, the Financial professional. The Financial Neutral helps to alleviate power imbalances in the room by the very nature of being neutral.