Written By: Anne B. Parsons, Ph.D. In a Collaborative Divorce, the spouses agree to stay out of court and work together with the help of divorce professionals to develop their own settlement agreement that is based on the needs of the spouses and their family. Positives Aspects of the Collaborative Process Collaborative Divorce is focused …
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Why a Collaborative Agreement is Better than a Court Order
Written By: Katherine J. Morneau, Esq. There are many reasons individuals seek a collaborative process for their divorce. One of the major benefits of a collaborative divorce is that the agreements are much more comprehensive and tailored to your needs than a Court Order. What happens when a Court makes the Final Orders? When people …
Why the Collaborative Divorce Process is better for Children
Written By: Karen Ela Kenny, LICSW Therapists have long known that children whose parents have divorced will do better when their parents are able to remain emotionally strong and supportive for their children. Divorcing parents who can co-parent in a respectful manner help their children adapt more easily to a stressful time in the family’s …
Why the Collaborative Divorce Process is Healthier for Children
By Karen Ela Kenny Therapists have long known that children whose parents have divorced will do better when their parents are able to remain emotionally strong and supportive for their children. Divorcing parents who are able to co-parent in a respectful manner help their children adapt more easily to a stressful time in the family’s …
Benefits of the Collaborative Divorce Process During the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Kate Morneau, Esq. Collaborative Attorney The stress of this pandemic is taking a toll on families in all aspects of their lives from financial concerns to having to assist children with remote learning – all while trying to balance a new work-from-home routine. The legal industry is already predicting a surge in divorce filings …
A Healthier Alternative: Collaborative Divorce
By Caren Rifkin, LICSW, Collaborative Coach Everyone has heard, or you may have yourself experienced, a divorce horror story. The unfortunate part in many of these stories is that much of the pain and suffering within them may be a result of the divorce process rather than the divorce itself. Sadly, the traditional litigated divorce …
The Benefits of the Collaborative Process – A Financial Perspective
By Kristina George, CPA, Certified Financial Planner ® and a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst.® While marriage may be all about love, it has been said that divorce is all about money. I’m not sure that’s always true, but what I do know is that during a divorce, there is an overwhelming amount of personal and financial …
Why Choose a Collaborative Divorce – Coach’s Perspective
By Caren Rifkin, LICSW, Collaborative Coach Everyone has heard, or you may have yourself experienced, a divorce horror story. The unfortunate part in many of these stories is that much of the pain and suffering within them may be a result of the divorce process rather than the divorce itself. Sadly, the traditional litigated divorce …
Why Choose Collaborative Divorce – Attorney’s Perspective
By Collaborative Divorce Attorney Liz LaRochelle from Morneau Law What is Collaborative Divorce? Before understanding why Collaborative Divorce can make such a huge difference in the family law context—it is important to first understand what it is. In Collaborative Law, the traditional adversarial paradigm is shifted to instead provide clients with the support, information, …