Is Collaborative Practice For You?
About Collaborative Practice About Collaborative Practice
How does Collaborative Practice Work?
Key Principles of Collaborative Practice
Advantages of Collaborative Practice
Is Collaborative Practice for You?
Role of Financial Neutrals
Role of Family Consultants
Useful Terms
To determine whether Collaborative Practice is right for you, ask yourself whether these values are important to you:
Maintaining an atmosphere of respect, even in the presence of disagreements
If you have children, prioritising their needs
Listening objectively to your spouses needs, fully expecting that your own needs will be given equal consideration
Working creatively and cooperatively to solve issues
Seeing beyond the frustration and pain of the present moment to plan for the future
Behaving in an ethical manner towards your spouse
Keeping control of the divorce/separation process with you and your partner, to avoid the court system where a Judge makes the final decisions for you both. If you can say yes to these basic principles, then Collaborative Practice may be for you. Your lawyer can discuss your own personal circumstances with you to help you decide whether Collaborative Practice really is an option that would work for you.
Collaborative Practice will not be suitable for everyone. Divorce and separation is a highly personal matter and no one approach is right for everyone. However, Collaborative Practice is a welcome alternative to the potentially destructive aspects of conventional divorce.To determine whether Collaborative Practice is right for you, ask yourself whether these values are important to you:If you can say yes to these basic principles, then Collaborative Practice may be for you. Your lawyer can discuss your own personal circumstances with you to help you decide whether Collaborative Practice really is an option that would work for you.’