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 moreWHAT IS THE ROLE OF A CHILD SPECIALIST IN A COLLABORATIVE DIVORCE? To Be A Resource To The Child. To give the child a voice (not a choice) in the process. To provide the child with a safe place and a neutral and knowledgeable adult with whom to talk...
Read moreWHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE COACH/MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL IN A COLLABORATIVE DIVORCE? To Be A Resource To The Clients To offer empathy and containment for pain and loss To normalize the client’s emotional experience To support each party’s recognition of the humanity of the other To manage expectations...
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...
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