Collaborative Process

The Collaborative Process at a glance:

• Encourages mutual respect
• Emphasizes needs of children
• Avoids going to court
• Keeps control of the process with the individuals
• Provides for open communication
• Utilizes a problem-solving approach
• Identifies and addresses interests and concerns of all
• Prepares individuals for new lives
• Collaborative Practice. It begins with something you both can agree on: self-respect.

The end of a marriage or relationship can be tragic enough. Often, the process of divorcing only adds to the pain. You and your spouse may come to see each other as adversaries and the divorce as a battleground. You may experience feelings of confusion, anger, loss and conflict. Under such circumstances, you might find it difficult to see an end to divorce, much less imagine a hopeful future afterwards.

But it doesn’t have to be this way. A growing number of parting couples, along with other professionals such as lawyers, divorce coaches and financial consultants, have been seeking a more constructive alternative. These professionals have developed the Collaborative Practice model.