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OTHER OPTIONS INCLUDE DIVORCE MEDIATION AND NEGOTIATION, AND LITIGATION
Collaborative Divorce (No-Court Divorce) is a way to resolve disputes respectfully and fairly. We recommend that whenever possible the terms of a divorce be negotiated under Collaborative Divorce Law without going to court. Both parties usually benefit.
Collaborative divorce costs less than litigating a divorce. Divorce Court is expensive!
The parties maintain control, reducing or eliminating feelings of victimization.
Adversarial moods are reduced, stress lessened, and agreements more easily reached.
Each party has the support, protection, and guidance of his or her own lawyer.
 

CONSIDER THE ALTERNATIVES TO A NEGOTIATED OR COLLABORATIVE DIVORCE:

When parties to a divorce cannot agree on the terms of settlement, litigation becomes the final option. Divorce litigation involves time and expense, is a solution that may cause bitterness, and often appears at the end to one or both parties as having awarded unfair results. This can be especially true when children or significant assets are involved.
 

WE ARE TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED COLLABORATIVE DIVORCE ATTORNEYS

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or to Discuss a Collaborative Divorce or No Court Divorce

 

More About Collaborative Divorce:

Although Collaborative Divorce comes in several models, it is distinguished from traditional litigation by its inviolable core elements. These elements are set out in a contractual commitment among the clients and their chosen collaborative professionals to:

  • Negotiate a mutually acceptable settlement without using court to decide any issues for the clients;
  • Engage in open communication and information sharing, and create shared solutions that take into account the highest priorities of both clients; and
  • Withdrawal of the professionals if either client goes to court.

The essence of Collaborative Divorce is to provide a new way for a divorcing couple to work as a team with trained professionals to resolve disputes respectfully without going to court. The term encompasses all of the models that have been developed since Minnesota lawyer Stu Webb created Collaborative Law model in the 1980s. This model is at the heart of all of Collaborative Divorce. Each client has the support, protection and guidance of his or her own lawyer. The clients with their lawyers and other professionals, as needed, comprise the Collaborative Law component of Collaborative Divorce.