Collaborative Law
What are the Advantages of Collaborative Divorce?
Divorce privately with each party represented by a specially trained attorney. No court or judge, so you stay in control. Less stress on your family, a far more predictable outcome and less cost. In a traditional divorce proceeding, each side hires an attorney and both submit their dispute to a judge, who makes rulings on each issue submitted. While this method may be the only…
Read MoreDivorce like a Celebrity: Quickly and discretely.
Some celebrities manage to keep their divorces outside the courts. Sure, they have to file paperwork to legalize their divorce, but we don’t hear about any courtroom drama. Two celebrities who did that are 28 year old pop singer Katy Perry and her husband of 18 months, 36 year old British comedian and actor, Russell…
Read MoreCan Collaborative Law Save Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman from a real-life ‘War of the Roses’? It Could Be the Answer for this High Net Worth Couple.
Comedic actors Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman separate, now contenders for a collaborative divorce. The couple recently announced their split after more than 40 years together. You may recall that DeVito once co-starred in the hit film, The War of the Roses, based on a contemptuous divorce. Hopefully, his real life won’t imitate his ‘reel’…
Read MoreYour family benefits long into the future when you make decisions resulting in a collaborative law divorce success
Imagine your future grandkids telling your divorce story. How will you be remembered? “Years from now, how will your grandchildren tell the story of their grandparents’ divorce?” When I heard this during a collaborative law divorce discussion, I thought to myself, “Wow. Very cool.” It’s a fact the the decisions you make now, good or bad,…
Read MoreTom Cruise and Katie Holmes Settle Their Divorce with Alternative Dispute Resolution
Congratulations, Tom and Katie! Katie Holmes collaborative law divorce sets another example of celebrity “Alternative Dispute Resolution.” While litigating a case is the traditional way of resolving a dispute, Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”) is exactly that – an alternative to litigation. ADR can take many forms, including Collaborative Law (where both parties hire their own counsel and…
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