The Collaborative Divorce option is becoming more widely known and used, and it’s being propelled by high profile divorces in which couples consciously choose to stay away from the traditional adversarial process for negotiating a settlement. Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, is apparently the latest to embrace a more collaborative approach to divorce. [...]
Collaborative law is a modern way of resolving disputed issues. It is an alternative method of dispute resolution that takes the matter out of the context of traditional litigation (position-based bargaining) and incorporates an interest-based negotiation model. The goal of the collaborative law process is to reach a resolution of all disputed issues that is [...]
There is no way around it. Divorce is hard. But let’s forget about the actual legal process of getting a divorce for a moment, and simply consider the circumstances leading up to it. Even when both parties have agreed to end the marriage, it can be a dreadfully painful experience. Many people have said that [...]