How can a collaborative law approach help me?
Collaborative Law is the process in which parties work together to create a settlement of their separation. During this process the parties are more concerned with the settlement of issues, then the straight application of the law to the facts.
In most of these types of negotiations, the parties are working with professionals to create an agreement that is fair to the parties, having regard for how a Court might decide their issues.
Typically, the goal of the collaborative law process is to ensure the amicable separation of the parties’ assets and parenting responsibilities. It is important that parties are well informed as the consequences of their agreements, and not simply unaware of what might happen with the strict application of the law.