Tag Archives: Collaborative Team Practice

July 17, 2017

Teamwork in the Midst of Substance Abuse

Categories: Children in Divorce • Collaborative Law • Divorce • Mental Health

About 3 and a-half years ago, a family in the Collaborative Divorce  process was working with the Neutral Child Specialist .   It was stated by my client that dad’s alcohol use was the primary basis for her seeking the divorce. She Continue reading…

July 10, 2017

How to Avoid the Divortex – Part 3

Categories: Children in Divorce • Collaborative Law • Divorce • Financial Goals

In parts 1 and 2, we defined vortex as: 1) a whirling mass of water or air that sucks everything near it towards its center; 2) a place or situation regarded as drawing into its center all that it surrounds, Continue reading…

June 12, 2017

How to Avoid the Divortex – Part 2

Categories: Children in Divorce • Collaborative Law • Family Law • Finances and Divorce

In Part 1, vortex was defined as: 1) a whirling mass of water or air that sucks everything near it towards its center; 2) a place or situation regarded as drawing into its center all that it surrounds, and hence, Continue reading…

September 12, 2016

How to Avoid the Divortex – Part 1

Categories: Collaborative Law • Divorce

Vortex: 1) a whirling mass of water or air that sucks everything near it towards its center; or 2) a place or situation regarded as drawing into its center all that it surrounds, and hence, being inescapable or destructible Sound Continue reading…

August 11, 2016

So, What Does the Collaborative Attorney Do?

Categories: Collaborative Law • Divorce • Family Law

Sometimes when a group of collaborative professionals are working together on a project, like putting together a Speaker’s Bureau program for a group, or working on a marketing project, we will describe the roles of the various professionals. When it Continue reading…

February 10, 2016

What I’m Not Saying

Categories: Children in Divorce • Collaborative Law • Divorce • Mental Health • Parents

Listening to the voice of the child is increasingly becoming a mainstream concept in family law.  This is a welcome development, as careful attunement to children’s perspectives and needs can guide resolutions and parenting plans that are truly in the Continue reading…

January 13, 2016

The First Steps in My Collaborative Case

Categories: Collaborative Law • Divorce • Family Law • Finances and Divorce • Money and Divorce • Money and Finances

Yesterday, I attended the first joint meeting in my first Collaborative case.  We reviewed and signed the Participation Agreement and Joint Petition, and the four of us progressed efficiently through the agenda that I had proposed. My beginner’s anxiety about Continue reading…

November 3, 2015

Are You Good Fit for Collaborativ Divorce: Part II

Categories: Collaborative Law • Divorce • Family Law

In the first article we looked at some situations that create a presumption that might disqualify collaborate practice as a preferred choice for a divorce. In this article we will consider the more common reality where collaborative law is a Continue reading…

October 28, 2015

Are You a Good Fit for Collaborative Divorce?

Categories: Collaborative Law • Divorce

This is an important question. Perhaps you have heard about the new paradigm of collaborative family. How might you know if collaborative law would be a good alternative for you, and how do you know if you would be a Continue reading…

September 21, 2015

The Collaborative “Team”: The Role of the Financial Neutral

Categories: Alimony • Budgeting • Child Support • Divorce • Family Law • Finances and Divorce • Money and Divorce • Money and Finances • Taxes and Divorce

1The Financial Neutral often plays an invaluable role for the divorcing couple. Usually a Certified Financial Planner, and often also someone with the additional certification of Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, the Financial Neutral also has training specifically in the collaborative Continue reading…