The Collaborative Law legal
process
What does the process actually involve?
Collaborative Law is conducted through a series
of meetings.
There is an initial meeting with the client, at which all
options are put to the client – namely, the traditional process,
Mediation, or Collaborative Law. Not everybody is suited to
Collaborative Law or Mediation. There needs to be a genuine wish to
resolve matters between the couple and a readiness to be open and
frank.
Thereafter where the Collaborative Law route has been
chosen by the client and their spouse is open to Collaborative Law
or already has chosen Collaborative Law and has his or her own
Collaborative
Lawyer, then the Solicitors will talk on the telephone and
possibly meet.
First four way meeting
There will then be the first four way meeting at which the parties
and Solicitors go through the
Participation Agreement
and the Ground Rules and a Declaration of Aspirations declared by
each of the parties. (See later)
The clients will have a meeting with their own solicitors
Then: there will be communication between the
solicitors alone, either by way of a meeting or speaking to each
other on the telephone.
Then: Second Four way meeting takes place. This
loop continuing until an agreement is reached.
Training
Team approach to
divorce
Other
specialist experts can also be involved
Declaration of Aspirations
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Issues between the parties
Participation Agreement - Collaborative Divorce
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