Collaborative Divorce definition
Examples of Collaborative Divorce in a sentence
The interdisciplinary model of Collaborative Divorce anticipates the interactive role and participation of the parties with their Collaborative lawyers, as well as Collaborative coaches, a neutral financial professional, and such other professionals as may be recommended to assist the process, such as a neutral child specialist.
There is no business, financial or legal relationship among the participating professionals in the interdisciplinary Collaborative Divorce model.
We have chosen the Collaborative Divorce process and agree to work in good faith to achieve the goals stated herein.
However, as Collaborative professionals we all subscribe to the principles and process of Collaborative Divorce and have satisfied the membership requirements and standards of the New York Association of Collaborative Professionals.
We understand that by agreeing to this alternative method of resolving our dissolution issues, we are giving up certain rights by using the Collaborative Divorce process, including the right to formal discovery, formal court hearings, and other procedures provided by the adversarial legal system.
She is also trained as a qualified parenting coordinator for the State of Florida as well as a Collaborative Divorce Neutral Mental Health Professional.
As part of the Collaborative Process, the Parties will retain Collaborative Divorce Lawyers, and enter into a Participation Agreement with the Collaborative Divorce Lawyers, and they will execute a Collaborative Coaches’ Participation Agreement with the Coaches (the “Coaches’ Participation Agreement”).
If the client decides that the Collaborative Divorce process is no longer viable and elects to terminate the status of the case as a Collaborative Divorce matter, he/she agrees, in writing, to immediately inform the other party, the Divorce Coaches, and the attorneys.
Except in the event of emergency, the Spouses must provide 24- hour advance notice of the need to cancel any session with any member of the Collaborative Divorce Team.
Under the Collaborative Divorce approach, we and our Collaborative professionals make the following agreements: that every effort will be made to settle the case; that if settlement is impossible, our attorneys will withdraw and will not represent any of the parties in litigation; and that no one in our attorneys' firms will represent either of us in litigation of the domestic matter.