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| Collaborative Family Law What Is A Collaborative Practice Team? A Collaborative Practice Team is a group of collaboratively trained professionals that may include mental health professionals (divorce coaches), collaborative family lawyers, a neutral financial specialist, and a child advocate working together with family members for a dignified, healthy and cost effective resolution to the divorce process. · Collaboratively trained professionals work with the clients to help them establish effective dialogue through the use of constructive communication skills;
· Though the clients usually begin with significantly differing perspectives on the facts, the law and what is "fair", the Collaborative Practice Process will enable clients to go beyond these differences to mutually beneficial results and acceptable settlements.
In Florida, a collaborative family lawyer is a member in good standing with The Florida Bar who has been trained in the collaborative divorce method. The goal of collaborative professionals is to resolve family law matters through non-litigation alternatives. For more information about Collaborative solutions to your families' issues contact me for a consultation or look for other collaboratively trained professionals in our "links" page. Distinguishing Collaborative Practice & Mediation The goal of collaborative divorce is to have a fully executed settlement agreement, that resolves all of a family's issues, ready to file with the Court as part of the initial pleadings. A team of collaboratively trained professionals work with the clients both individually and jointly to negotiate a unique agreement that represents the very best possible outcome for the entire family.
While Mediation may result in the same outcome, it generally occurs after a case has already been filed and litigation has begun. Mediation is a valuable tool that allows the parties to see just how far apart their expectations and desires are during the course of the process. There are three possible outcomes resulting from mediation:
"Collaborative Practice" is the next generation in the alternative dispute resolution process for family law issues. |  |
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