Category Archives: Collaborative Family Law

Collaborative Divorce Law

December 11, 2007 – 8:00 am

Collaborative law is a way of practicing law in which the attorneys for both of the parties in a family dispute agree to assist them in resolving conflict or legal issues using cooperative strategies, instead of adversarial techniques and litigation. To be ‘adverse’ means to oppose, while ‘advocating’ means speaking up for.
Early, nonadversarial, participation […]

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Settlement Versus Trial

November 16, 2007 – 8:00 am

Why do some divorce and child custody cases settle out of court, and some cases have to go to trial?’ There are many factors that determine whether a family law case will settle outside of court, the most important which involve the willingness of the parties to compromise, and the willingness of the attorneys for […]

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Mediation traps for the unwary

October 23, 2007 – 8:28 am

This is a great article that should be read by lawyers and parties alike.
Source for Post: Indiana Family Law.

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A Good Perspective on Settlement Versus Trial

October 4, 2007 – 10:25 pm

This recent post (reprinted below) at the Minnesota Divorce & Family Law weblog run by Gerald Williams illustrates a point that most family lawyers understand well. There needs to be a fundamental meeting of the minds for two parties to agree on a settlement. If not, settling those fundamental issues and getting the […]

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September 3, 2007 – 4:11 am

By Divorce Help Network | Also posted in Military Family Law Issues, Mediation, Parental Alienation Syndrome, Grandparent Rights & Visitation, Same Sex Marriage, Marriage and Family, Debt Division, Property Division, Domestic Abuse, Attorney-Client Relationship, Alimony, Child Custody, Visitation, Legal Separation, Child Support, Divorce | Comments (0)