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From Shawn Weber, Esq.: 1. Use a full team model. It can seem daunting to think of adding multiple professionals to one’s divorce case. A full collaborative divorce team would be a coach for each party, two attorneys, a child specialist and a financial specialist. There is a temptation to think, “I don’t need all […]
October 11, 2013
From Kysa Crusco, Esq.: New Hampshire collaborative practice employs an interdisciplinary model, which is fancy for saying that the professional team includes attorneys, a coach and a financial neutral. When the topic of hiring a coach comes up, I sometimes receive this feedback:
October 7, 2013
From the World of Collaborative Practice: Not all divorcing spouses want to engage in nasty court battles. Such is the case of Tyler Nelson and Pamela Burton, who decided to end their marriage on an amicable basis without consuming years in costly and contentious litigation. They decided to use a form of private dispute resolution […]
September 28, 2013
From Artemisia Ng: Collaborative practice, an alternative approach to settling family disputes and divorce cases though out of court settlements, has shown signs of having taken root in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Collaborative Practice Group, which has more than 40 family lawyers, barristers, financial advisors and health professionals at its members, is now working […]
September 25, 2013
From the Collaborative Law Institute of Texas: This remarkable story in the Tampa Tribune from last week involves a Florida couple who has a story that’s regrettably familiar. Though their marriage started off well, they found themselves fighting and growing apart, and determined that they need to get divorced. But rather than do what many Florida […]
September 23, 2013
From Linda W. Peterson-St. Pierre, Ph.D.: Fifty percent of all American marriages end in divorce. In spite of the odds more people are getting married than ever before. People are lonely and disconnected and long for appreciation and partnership. Few, however, recognize the phases of relationships or have the patience to really learn to know […]
September 22, 2013
From Collaborative Divorce Institute of Tampa Bay: On September 20, 2013, at 9 a.m., Judge Laurel Lee will officially divorce Pamela Burton and Tyler Nelson. This will be the first time the judge will meet Pam and Tyler, because they engineered their entire divorce using the collaborative dispute resolution (“CDR”) process. By doing so, they […]
September 21, 2013
From Sue Carlton: It took only a few minutes, less time than your average Vegas wedding. And that included the hugs and handshakes afterward and the photographer snapping pictures of the smiling couple with the officiating judge. Except what happened Friday morning in Hillsborough Judge Laurel Lee’s courtroom was actually a marriage irretrievably broken: a […]
September 17, 2013
From Vicki Carpel Miller, LMFT, and Ellie Izzo, Ph.D.: Getting divorced can be anxiety-producing. Many people put off getting a divorce, sometimes for years, because they feel afraid. They are frightened of conflict; they are scared of being alone; they fear financial insecurity; they are terrified of breaking up their family, hurting their children, and […]
September 11, 2013
From Sherry Gorrell: As mediators, for decades we have been assisting in the divorce process…bringing highly emotional couples together in the same room to create agreements and parenting plans focused on the children and honoring the transitioning family as a whole. Our skill set (developed after years of practice and a plethora of cases) is […]
ABC Collaborative Divorce Blog 
October 16, 2013
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