In the United States, statutes and case law inform judges about how to answer questions regarding child custody and visitation. What is the day-to-day parenting scheduling going to be? With which parent will the kids spend Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other holidays and school breaks? Etc., etc. What, though, happens...
Read moreIf you are looking at our website, chances are you are either considering or have already decided to divorce. If you are like most people, you are concerned about the cost of hiring a lawyer. The good news is that there is a very affordable option that might work...
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Read moreIn Collaborative Divorce, the attorneys help the spouses reach settlement agreements that satisfy the needs and interests of both spouses. In court based divorce, a gain for one spouse is often viewed as requiring a loss by the other, a negotiation process called a “zero-sum game.” In Collaborative Divorce,...
Read moreThe general consensus amongst collaborative divorce attorneys is that the best way to get your spouse onboard with the Collaborative Process is to take a subtly persuasive, low-pressure approach. When a potential client contacts Kales & Kales and asks how to present the concept of Collaborative Divorce to their...
Read moreFrom a financial perspective, the answer is most of the time. In our experience, a typical collaborative divorce costs about 30% – 50% less than a divorce where the spouses fully litigate their case (i.e., where they do formal discovery, have preliminary hearings, conduct depositions, go to trial, etc.)....
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