I ‘discovered’ Collaborative Practice in 1999. Of course it was only ‘new’ to me. Stu Webb had started the ball rolling in the late 1980s. Most of what appealed to me about it was that it offered a way to work with people that did NOT involve the courts. Instead it focused solely on helping them to reach decisions they could both live with. Whether or not one of them was ‘right’ was irrelevant. What some third party – a judge or a legislature – thought did not have to determine the outcome for them. To me this was huge. It was a large part of what Stu and others were calling the Paradigm...
Avoiding The Destruc...
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Joryn Jenkins has offered us another volume in which she “… demonstrates how to avoid the lasting effects of the destruction caused by the divorce court process, recounting actual events as she witnessed them unfold, both the divorce wars fought in the courtroom, as well as the...
Peacemaking and Prof...
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You support the goals of professionalism and civility…..but ‘have you met my opponents in court??’ You’d love to shift your divorce practice away from litigation. Maybe you already ‘offer’ Collaborative Practice or Mediation services. But you don’t...
Your ‘Initial Consultation’ With An At...
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Many times people feel frustrated when they meet with an attorney about their divorce. You have had the courage to make the appointment. You are overwhelmed with questions and needs. Your marriage is falling apart and this lawyer does not seem to get it. She/he is asking you all kinds of questions yet this lawyer seems to be either unable or simply unwilling to answer your simplest questions! How long will this take? How much will it cost? What will I end up with? What do you mean “it depends”; I thought you were an ‘expert’?!?! The basic source of the frustration you feel is that you and the attorney are...
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