Collaborative Divorce: Resolve Your Case Without A Trial
Collaborative divorce allows you to resolve your case without a trial. For many families, the idea of going to court and putting their family’s financial future and parenting plan in the hands of a judge to decide after a contested trial, is scary. Collaborative divorce is a good option for families who desire a private, family-centered process to address their unique needs and goals.
Through Collaborative Divorce, you can resolve your case without a trial!
The collaborative divorce team includes a collaborative divorce attorney for each party, and a financial planner (a neutral team member) who gathers the necessary financial information and provides a detailed financial analysis to the parties and attorneys to help them with negotiations and decision making. A mental health professional (who is a neutral divorce coach) is brought in for clients with minor children to help create their parenting plan, assist in communication and facilitate the collaborative meetings.
This model provides your family with the opportunity to avoid going to trial by working together with your dedicated team to help your family create solutions that are in your best interest in a safe, confidential process. This is a favorable option for many families who wish to have more control over their divorce and value the privacy that the collaborative process offers.
Although each case is unique, the collaborative process often offers the family a less expensive and more time efficient way to dissolve the marriage, and is designed specifically to meet the needs of each family. Placing your divorce in the hands of a judge to decide the issues of custody, property division and financial support is impersonal, and you might feel like you didn’t have a say in your future. If you can work together through the collaborative divorce process, you automatically have more control over the decisions that will shape your family’s future.
For more than 25 years, Nathalie Elliott has helped families making important, lasting decisions about their family’s future and is an experienced divorce attorney. If you feel that working through the collaborative divorce approach is better for your unique situation, instead of litigating in court, contact Family Law Practice at Levy Craig today to schedule a consultation, or feel free to call us at (816) 454-7474 with any questions you have regarding your divorce.
