What is a Collaborative Divorce? A Collaborative Divorce is an alternative to the traditional combative divorce process that focuses on helping the divorcing couple and their family move beyond the divorce more productively and less painfully. Why is Collaborative Divorce “less painful” than traditional divorce? Collaborative Divorce uses a...
Read moreWhen you have made the incredibly difficult decision to divorce, the logical next step is to decide how you’re going to go about actually getting divorced—in other words, you must choose which divorce process option is going to get you from point A (having decided to divorce) to point...
Read moreSimilarities Both are collaborative interest based processes. Both processes tend to balance assertiveness with empathy. Both processes tend to look to create value in addition to distributing value. Both processes tend to have elements of creative problem solving. Both processes enable and empower participants to resolve their own disputes...
Read moreAn Agreement to Mediate is the contract the spouses and the mediator(s) sign at the beginning of a divorce mediation in which they formally engage in the mediation process. The following is a typical Agreement to Mediate: AGREEMENT TO MEDIATE We, the undersigned parties, agree to voluntarily enter the...
Read moreKales & Kales, PLC is proud to announce Jonathan Kales will be listed in the September 2017 edition of Northern Virginia Magazine as a 2017 “Top Lawyer” for his work as a mediator. Mr. Kales earned this distinction via a vote of his peers....
Read moreIn every Arlington and Fairfax, Va. Collaborative Divorce case, the divorcing spouses must sign a Collaborative Participation Agreement. This is an agreement in which the spouses formally enter the Collaborative Process. It sets the rules of the road for the collaborative case. With the exception of the signature blocks...
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