collaborative divorce
The Association of Divorce Financial Planners Announces “Elephants in the Room” Workshop, New York City, September 24, 2010.
"Negotiating the emotions in a divorce can be a difficult task for both the couple and the professionals involved. Divorcing couples/parents today have choices that allow them to separate with dignity, civility, and a minimum of conflict, a process that leaves a legacy of collaboration and peace for their children..
However, even couples that choose a more peaceful divorce run into issues and feelings that boil beneath the surface and can suddenly raise the level of conflict. Sometimes these issues and feelings lie quietly, unacknowledged but very damaging, and what starts as a process of cooperation, respect, and civility can be quickly become one of blame and grievance filled with hurt and pain.
If not acknowledged and managed, these “elephants in the room” negatively impact the progress of the divorce process and at times create so much conflict that the process is prolonged or derailed. When the conflict level in the divorce process escalates, children are at risk.
Book Review: Graceful Divorce Solutions by M. Marcy Jones, JD
"Marcy Jones fulfills its subtitle's promise to save you "Time, Money, and Your Sanity." As a lawyer, Jones realized the need for people to understand their options when divorcing, and for lawyers to understand the emotional components of a divorce. Jones decided to practice family law so she could look for ways to fix a broken legal system not created for or conducive to dealing with family issues.
Financial Advisor Magazine Explores the Art of Collaboration from Three Different Perspectives
"Collaboration is the effort of many to build a result in which the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. In the financial profession, there are many different ways to build a collaborative environment and create game-changing dynamics in the team effort.
To explore this concept, Financial Advisor interviewed advisors at three very different firms to discuss how they collaborated with clients."
Read more: http://www.fa-mag.com/component/content/article/5863.html?magazineID=1&i...
Beware of Lawyers Who Advertise 'Aggressive Divorce': Clients Can Bring About A Paradigm Shift!
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People enmeshed in divorce tend to think that they should hire the most aggressive divorce attorney they can afford. Some lawyers market themselves to respond to such values and this impulse. They advertise their practices as "aggressive advocates" or "aggressive divorce lawyers" "or "aggressive family law advocates."
If you look at their websites they often also describe themselves as offering "compassionate representation" or "charitable divorce help." Which is it? Having it both ways is unlikely.
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Here a link to a Smart Talk radio interview on January 13, 2010, with Author Ellen Kellner and Collaborative Attorney Thurman Arnold discussing her new book, "The Pro-Child Way: Parenting with an Ex" within the context of collaborative process and divorce.
The link might be useful to pass on to highly reactive individuals suffering custody and visitation issues, and could also be helpful audio to listen to for people who are considering learning about CP, or who may wish to give their spouse or partner something to aid in their investigation of this alternative.
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